Some Long Beach Unified students struggling through latest heatwave without air conditioning

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20% of Long Beach Unified School District schools are without air conditioning in every classroom, despite a $1.5 billion bond agreed upon by Long Beach voters in 2016 that would improve technology, safety and air conditioning systems in schools.

As sweltering heat continues to bake the Southland, some students have been forced to sit through class without any relief in Long Beach, due to aging campuses and lack of air conditioning.

"Sometimes she'll tell me she gets a headache at lunch or she doesn't feel good," said Rachee Tovias, the mother of a Patrick Henry Elementary School student, who has resorted to taking her daughter out of school for lunch so they can eat together inside of their air conditioned car."I don't want to take her out of school, but I can take her out just for a short time so she doesn't miss any of the education part.

"It's upsetting that we had an original date that was closer to get the air conditioner installed, and it got rescheduled and the date got pushed out further," Tovias said.

 

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We appreciate the extra fans, LongbeachUSD and jbaker000, but LBHealthDept says, “When the temperature is in the high 90s or higher, a fan will not prevent heat-related illness.”

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Tal vez escuchen a nuestros hijos... Con el permiso de su hijo, tuitee, envíe por correo electrónico, o envíe por correo su dibujo de un día caluroso en el aula a la Superintendente de LBUSD y a la Junta de Educación. TooHotToLearnInLBUSD SobreCalentamientoEnLBUSD

Maybe they will listen to our children… With your child’s permission, tweet, email or mail their drawing of a hot day in the classroom to LBUSD Superintendent, Dr. Jill Baker, and the Board of Education. See attached template. TooHotToLearnInLBUSD SobreCalentamientoEnLBUSD

But their saving the planet by not using air conditioning….that’s the bright side

School bonds are big scams and another way to get money from city property owners

16 years never had a classroom with AC. Heater was usually a wall mounted the didn’t do much

Do Long Beach United students know how harmful air-conditioners are to the climate? Let's remove all the A/Cs for the benefit of all personkind.

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