Rising temperatures heat up need for schools to keep students cool

First grade teacher Suzy Tom leads a class at the Alice Fong Yu school in San Francisco (Photo: AP)Premium
First grade teacher Suzy Tom leads a class at the Alice Fong Yu school in San Francisco (Photo: AP)
 wsj 3 min read . Updated: 07 Oct 2022, 12:50 AM IST Joseph De Avila, The Wall Street Journal

Districts are considering pushing the start of school past Labor Day and are searching for ways to cool down old buildings

Air-conditioned schools didn’t seem necessary when Chip McGee started working in education 20 years ago in southern New Hampshire.