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Paraprofessional warns of HVAC, Wi‑Fi and fire‑safety problems at new Gallagher school
Summary
A paraprofessional at the newly constructed Joseph M. Gallagher described overheating, Wi‑Fi outages that limit staff communications, inconsistent HVAC performance and an absence of manual fire‑pull stations, and said those problems created safety and instructional concerns in the building's opening weeks.
A paraprofessional at Joseph M. Gallagher told the board on Sept. 23 that the newly constructed school has experienced HVAC failures, poor Wi‑Fi and limited building safety features during its opening weeks. Roberta Cathcart said staff entered a warm building on the first day and later endured classroom temperatures in the 50s and 60s for several days while other…
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