Grayslake D46 Parents Want To Know Why Some Schools Have A/C And Others Don't
D46 School Board answers to parents for cancelling school on Sept. 5 due to heat, humidity and no air-conditioning.
On the day classes were cancelled at Meadowview and Woodview schools in Grayslake District 46 because of excessive temperatures, frustrated parents attended the board of education meeting seeking answers as to why those buildings lacked appropriate climate control. Parent Eric Gallagher, who has a son at Meadowview, which has no classroom air-conditioning, and a daughter at Prairieview, which does, said the decision to close the schools did not go over well. "I'm looking for answers as to what makes my daughter at Prairieview more important than my son at Meadowview?" He accused the school board of failing to act on the matter when it voted early this year to only air-condition Grayslake Middle School and not Meadowview or Woodview. Pick …
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Tim Froehlig
4:28 pm on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Perhaps you've never heard of heat stroke. A heat index of close to 100 degrees with high humidity can be extremely dangerous and unsafe, especially for young kids. Please don't tell me I am part of an entitled generation when I an my entire family have worked their butts off our entire lives, not just to better my life but the lives of others. You know nothing of my personal background, or any … more ›