NYS establishes maximum temperature in schools as 88F through a new law

[Saltwater60]

Well expect your school taxes to rise boys and girls. I’m glad I went through school without AC and my kids as well. I love being taxed so others benefit and somehow the benefit always skips me over.

Keeping Kids Safe: Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Protect Students and Teachers From Extreme Heat

Governor Hochul signed legislation to require that all school districts develop plans to mitigate extreme heat in classrooms.

www.governor.ny.gov

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

88 degrees would make me hurt people. I can only live peacefully within 68-70 degrees.

 

[Bigfoot]

Both the elementary and high school I went to in the 1970s didn't have AC.
That was in hot and humid South Carolina. Nothing sticks out in my memory about it.
It must not have been that bad.

 

[Apeman]

" Such actions can include turning off overhead lights, pulling down shades or blinds, turning on fans, opening classroom doors and windows, turning off electronics, and providing water breaks."

Opening the windows is a safety violation. At least that's what I was told when I asked about it one day when it was hot in my kids classroom.

90% of what they do now involves electronics so turning them off will just push their lessons back.

Just suck it up and deal with it like we did growing up.

 

[GOPerfect]

It amazes me what is important to you people up there in NY!!!

 

[libertysnake]

88 degrees would make me hurt people. I can only live peacefully within 68-70 degrees.

Well if you go on the run at least we know it won't be to Texas.

 

[Saltwater60]

All I can think of is all this for a few days a year. Why don’t the just cancel school if it gets hot like they did for .5” of snow this week. My school was cancelled and you can still see the grass.

 

[Grimscale]

Such actions can include turning off overhead lights,

What kind of lights are they using that would generate ANY kind of heat anymore? I thought all incandescent were supposed to be replaced by now.
Florescent and LED don't generate much, if any, noticeable heat.

I remember in High School we didn't have A/C and we opened the windows. Those were such happier times (not really...still sucked)

 

[ManualF150]

What kind of lights are they using that would generate ANY kind of heat anymore? I thought all incandescent were supposed to be replaced by now.
Florescent and LED don't generate much, if any, noticeable heat.

I remember in High School we didn't have A/C and we opened the windows. Those were such happier times (not really...still sucked)

I look back at when I was in school... no computers. Just pens, pencils, paper, and books. Oh and overhead projectors. We lost power and still had class, teacher just had plan B. Life was simple.

Got too hot in the classroom, open the windows, turn on a fan, and just deal with it. Come to school wearing shorts and a t-shirt, if not, then oh well, on you for wearing long pants and a long sleeve shirt.

What are these kids going to do when they need to work in 90F weather at their job? Tell the boss, sorry, I can't work, because in school we didn't go if it was over 88F?

I once got told this... "If we did a snow day, those students would drive to the mall instead of driving to school, so what's the difference?"