Needham Students Describe Leaks and Heat-Related Medical Emergency; Urge Pollard Now Support
A Needham High student and several residents told the Finance Committee the high school's auditorium is unsafe and inadequate, citing leaks, cramped backstage spaces and an onstage medical emergency; they urged support for the Pollard project to secure a functioning auditorium.
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Myles Jans (S3), a senior and president of a student performing-arts group, told the finance committee on Oct. 7 that Needham High School's auditorium is unsafe and inadequate for the program's size. "This summer ... we had to stop the show midway through the first act because a man became unconscious and had no pulse due to heat stroke and the lack of functional air conditioning," he said, describing a life-or-death emergency and cramped backstage conditions.
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