Up here in NY, many of the schools are either closing or having half-days because of the recent warm front that raised the temperature to a sudden 100 degrees Fahrenheit this week. The half-days are quite welcome. (I only have a week of school left.)
What I'm concerned about is... why scrap school for some lousy increase in temperature? I'm sure millions of other places in the world undergo some temperature increase to well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the summer every year. How come NY has to shut the school districts down just to "avoid a few heatstrokes"? It makes absolutely no sense. It's only early June, and there's bound to be many more upcoming days with higher temperature in the near future.
Moreover, keeping us at our homes will endanger the energy supply with all the ACs and whatnots. Sending us to a usually mandatory facility of education that is poorly equipped with ACs will better support the environment. So what if it's hot in school for a few days? I don't see a reason to skip school because of a bit of heat. As long as we're indoors, we don't get UV-B rays, and very little chance of getting even a bit dizzy from the heat without it getting noticed by a supervisor. Summer is here every year.
Some board of education staff are even saying that official snow days are going to be replaced with so-called "heat days" soon because of global warming etc. I find it ridiculously exaggerated.
In fact, it just sounds like the school wants the medical responsibilities off of their hands while kids are going to and from school. =/ That's my opinion.
What I'm concerned about is... why scrap school for some lousy increase in temperature? I'm sure millions of other places in the world undergo some temperature increase to well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the summer every year. How come NY has to shut the school districts down just to "avoid a few heatstrokes"? It makes absolutely no sense. It's only early June, and there's bound to be many more upcoming days with higher temperature in the near future.
Moreover, keeping us at our homes will endanger the energy supply with all the ACs and whatnots. Sending us to a usually mandatory facility of education that is poorly equipped with ACs will better support the environment. So what if it's hot in school for a few days? I don't see a reason to skip school because of a bit of heat. As long as we're indoors, we don't get UV-B rays, and very little chance of getting even a bit dizzy from the heat without it getting noticed by a supervisor. Summer is here every year.
Some board of education staff are even saying that official snow days are going to be replaced with so-called "heat days" soon because of global warming etc. I find it ridiculously exaggerated.
In fact, it just sounds like the school wants the medical responsibilities off of their hands while kids are going to and from school. =/ That's my opinion.
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