In Des Moines, school bus drivers received medical aid at the end of sweltering shifts.
A marching band instructor outfitted students with water backpacks to prevent them from passing out from the heat — at 7:30 a.m.
The scorching temperatures and high humidity that dogged millions of Americans from the upper Midwest to the Southeast added to the challenges of the first days of the new school year.
It was a stark reminder, education experts and parents said, of the urgent need to make schools more resilient to climate change.
“As the climate continues to change and warm, we have to modernize school buildings or we are putting students in danger.”
Persons:
”, Karen White
Organizations:
National Education Association, “
Locations:
Des Moines, Chicago, Midwest