No air conditioning in my high school yet.

[Anonymous]

I was wondering if other schools are having this issue. At Magruder HS there is still no air conditioning. The rumor is that facilities came out earlier this week to turn out and it immediately broke.

Some classrooms are definitely over 90 degrees in the second (top) floor.

Looks like some students are basically wandering the hallways since they don’t want to go to the classrooms.

I think admin is freaking out that we still won’t have air conditioning when state testing and AP exams start next week.

[Anonymous]

Principal just sent a letter out saying it should be repaired mid-week. Cooler weather expected. Still not great for testing.

[Anonymous]

Our school had testing this week and no AC. It’s been miserable.

Real question because I know nothing about heating and cooling systems but why is it so complicated to turn on?

[Anonymous]

Magruder is not the only high school with this problem. Same thing is happening at Kennedy.

[Anonymous]

TPMS released students two hours early today because of an HVAC malfunction. It was very hot in the building.

[Anonymous]

Our W school has rooms freezing and rooms boiling - the kids dress in layers every day, because they always have some hot rooms and some cold rooms, no just right rooms

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school had testing this week and no AC. It’s been miserable.

Real question because I know nothing about heating and cooling systems but why is it so complicated to turn on?

Ours takes many workers many days to turn on and adjust. It isn’t just a switch you flip. It often breaks shortly after turning it on so then they come back for a few more days. My room has no windows and there are many days it is above 85 degrees. Good times.

[Anonymous]

I once taught in a school with windows that were sealed shut and AC that only worked periodically. My principal was mad when I directed parents to her with complaints because their kids were sitting in 105 degree temps. Yep. For real. Different area of the country, but I can relate. We'd all be in the room with sweat pouring down our faces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering if other schools are having this issue. At Magruder HS there is still no air conditioning. The rumor is that facilities came out earlier this week to turn out and it immediately broke.

Some classrooms are definitely over 90 degrees in the second (top) floor.

Looks like some students are basically wandering the hallways since they don’t want to go to the classrooms.

I think admin is freaking out that we still won’t have air conditioning when state testing and AP exams start next week.

Of all the schools I've been in, Magruder is one of the worst in terms of A/C. There are too many schools like this and not enough HVAC experts around.

[Anonymous]

The county really needs to make sure air conditioning is working before mid April now. Waiting till May makes little sense especially with how unreliable the systems are.

[Anonymous]

The contract says if your room is above a certain temperature you can request an alternative teaching space. Have you done that yet?

[Anonymous]

Our HS has A/C turned on for at least 3 weeks now. My kid said she’s freezing in her classroom (ES).

[Anonymous]

Normal. They have to change over the systems one by one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TPMS released students two hours early today because of an HVAC malfunction. It was very hot in the building.

Allegedly a student passed out from the heat which is why they closed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Normal. They have to change over the systems one by one.

The only normal thing is how often this happens at a number of schools year after year. There will be some relief this week and then once the high temps stick around, these schools will still be hot.