As school officials are gearing up to handle the heat and the impact on students, News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins talked with the superintendent of Dayton Public Schools about what they are doing to make sure all its A/C units are working in school buildings.
Dr. David Lawrence said, “We actually closed school at the beginning of last year. Louis Troy was closed for a couple of days because of the heat. And we also had a situation at Ponitz that we had to react to quickly.”
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On Tuesday, around lunchtime, the temperature on the sidewalk was 95 degrees, which is why school leaders are being proactive when it comes to keeping students cool.
“The Board of Education, along with our business manager, put together a plan so that we can have an additional $31 million to be able to deal with these types of operational concerns. And so, we’re taking a very close look at our buildings,” Dr. Lawrence said…