Baltimore Children Don't Have School Because It's Too Cold
According to the article, Baltimore classrooms reached
temperatures in the low 30’s and 40’s due to the outdated heating systems and
“leaky” windows the schools have. Teachers took pictures of the young students
bundled up indoors and wrote that "Trying to provide a stable learning environment in these
extreme conditions is unfair and inhumane, to say the least.” Other issues such
as burst pipes and failing boilers were also becoming a prevalent problem among
the schools. Outraged parents, and members of the community started fundraisers
and collected money in hopes to fix these issues. Within just a few days, the
GoFundMe page had raised about $31,000.
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article was shocking and very interesting to read. I would never think that
such poor conditions would exist in public schools today. If the temperature in
an area is cold, proper precautions should be followed to allow the students to
remain warm while spending their time in school. Also, if the temperature in an
area is warm, proper precautions should be followed to allow the students to
remain cool while spending their time in school. Humans can’t change the
environment or temperature, but they can change their practices to ensure that
individuals remain safe, protected and healthy.
That's awful to hear that they are in such rough conditions and I definitely agree that the children should not be put through that.
ReplyDeleteIt is upsetting to see that schools have not try to raise their own money or gone to the state with the problem they have with their schools, and it is worse that there are no precautions for the students (agree). I am glad to see the community come together to raise money for their children's schools to secure the education and safety of the learners. If we pay our taxes to these schools, they should be able to secure money better to keep them running well in better conditions. The last line of the blog was strong and very well put.
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