Ad
News Education Local News Nation & World New Mexico

‘Heat days’: When it’s too hot to learn

Midwest schools close when mercury hits 90 and students have trouble focusing

CHICAGO – When city students arrived for the first day of school under the blazing temperatures of a Midwest heat wave, staff members greeted them with some unusual school supplies: water bottles, fans and wet towels to drape around their necks.

Continue reading with a Durango Herald subscription.

Just $2.00 / week for unlimited digital access for the first six months.
Reader Comments