Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico and demanding that the government install air conditioners as the U.S.
Heat advisories for Puerto Rico became the norm this summer, with the island reporting a record 47 nights with temperatures above 80 F .
“It’s irresponsible, because this is an emergency. It’s a matter of public health,” said Yasim Sarkis, a social worker at an elementary school that often lacks electricity and whose son attends a public high school with no air conditioning. But air conditioning remains rare at public schools, which depend on fans and trade winds that blow through windows with metal shutters.
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico’s Association of Teachers said that of 2,500 teachers surveyed so far, more than 83% said they don’t have air conditioning in their classroom. More than 50% of public schools also have reported a heat-related emergency. The proposals have angered many, including Ángel Matos García, majority spokesman for Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives.
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