ALBANY — Extreme heat set to envelop the region this week has prompted several area school districts to modify their schedules for the last week of school.
The Schenectady City School District will be moving to half days pre-K to eighth grade for the entire week, and East Greenbush and Bethlehem elementary and middle schools will dismiss early on Monday and Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Guilderland elementary buildings will release students at 11:05 a.m. and students at Farnsworth Middle School will be released at 12:15 p.m. High school students hoping for an earlier taste of summer may be disappointed as the Schenectady and Guilderland school districts both note that Regents exams will take place as scheduled…