Temperatures in the 80s Tuesday and today made classrooms more bearable. Prior to that many students and teachers were roasting in classrooms from temperatures that hovered well above 90 degrees. Nearly every school that opened last week adopted a hot weather schedule that dismissed students early. In anticipation of more hot weather, Hastings Public Schools announced Thursday it, too, would shorten the days this week during the first week of classes. It just seems that it never fails.
School begins and temperatures rise.
As a result, students don't get off to a good start in the classroom. A muggy classroom makes it hard for students to stay focused and pay attention. At HPS, seven schools are without air conditioning. St. Cecilia isn't air-conditioned either. Zion Lutheran School is but it's not working at the moment.