Our schools start next week, after Labor Day. Our weather has been weird, cooler and wetter than usual for August up here in the NW part of the state. Down south they`ve been dealing with the forest fires.

We joke that during the State Fair run (its in our City) its either raining or 100+ degrees. This year its cool & rainy.

I'm in TX Faron, need I say more about the HEAT? lol I haven't heard anything re:schools w/o AC~I taking it for granted it's a given. School has started in Austin, and the 100 temps ain't stopping it.

Southeast Iowa here and schools have been let out 2 hours early all week with tomorrow a closing planned, unless you have air conditioning. My kids have air-co so they're in school.

My oldest daughter's school does not have a/c, and they still go! It has been terribly humid here, too. Several schools have closed in the afternoons, but not hers! She has not complained, though, and she is one to prefer cold weather over warm.

None of my schools had AC when I was a kid and school was never closed because of the heat. Schools are closed a lot now days - too hot, too cold, etc. How did everyone survive these conditions in the past? I think we are becoming wimpy.

lol Gibby. I think you're right! Wouldn't want to be uncomfortable! lol We didn't have air conditioning and it took a huge snow storm to close our schools. I guess it would feel much hotter to some if it's unusual weather for them though.

All of the schools in our district have AC so they went the full days this past week. But the schools in the surrounding areas that do not have AC all let school out early. Most between 1:00-2-00 pm. The heat and humidity here in Illinois has been awful too. The kids can't learn in this heat so what is the point?

Our kids were kept in from recess one of the worst days this week.

We should see some relief about Monday.

EXACTLY Red-lover!

Now, @ 11am here Sunday in Fargo, it's 60 deg!!!

Faron

Kids could learn to persevere under "difficult" circumstances if nothing else. From what I observe in trying to hire young people today there is a need for some to develop in that regard.

Then again....

We routinely have school when winter conditions are pretty terrible here.
Every single year, national news reports show "snowy" conditions that close schools around the country. HERE, we just laugh, & think about putting on our jackets...& head off to school.
(and NO...I'm not overstating this!)

Faron

Yep Faron, same in Chicago where my dd is an educator. Now, those folks know how to handle snow!

I do agree that at times, kids overall should be a little tougher. Hard to toughen up when they spend so much time sitting around playing video games in the AC instead of out shooting hoops and climbing trees.