Some schools in the Bay Area are grappling with the heat wave because they have limited or no air conditioning.
No question about it. It’s hot across the Bay Area.
“It’s really hot. Yesterday (Wednesday), we clocked maybe 100 degrees, maybe 106 degrees here in San Rafael,” said parent Lori Butler.
At San Rafael city schools, some classrooms have A/C and some don’t.
Marcella De Santis’s 5-year-old son goes to Sun Valley Elementary.
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“When I pick him up, he’s all sweaty and hot,” said De Santis.
His kindergarten classroom is cool though, thanks to air conditioning.
“It’s not the coolest. But it’s not super hot,” said De Santis.
But other classrooms are even warmer.
According to the superintendent of San Rafael city schools, only 9 of the district’s 12 elementary schools have full A/C.
Sun Valley Elementary and San Pedro Elementary have partial A/C.
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