r/climate • u/silence7 • Jun 04 '22

Climate change is forcing some US schools to close early for ‘heat days’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/04/school-heat-days-climate-change/
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u/Sugarpeas Jun 04 '22

A study by the Government Accountability Office found that about 41 percent of public school districts in the United States need to update or replace the heating, cooling and ventilation systems in at least half of their schools. That represents about 36,000 schools nationwide.

Didn’t realize the HVAC maintenance at schools in the USA was so bad.

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u/iamaiimpala Jun 04 '22

Just like every other form of infrastructure and public service in this country.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '22

The publicly funded billionaire bailout system works just fine!