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Parent tells APS board Atrisco Heritage classrooms exceed 90°F; urges capital repairs instead of 'band-aids'
Summary
A parent at the Aug. 20 Albuquerque Public Schools meeting said classrooms at Atrisco Heritage Academy frequently exceed 90 degrees because a central chiller keeps failing and urged the district to fix the system rather than rely on window units, citing APS capital and operating budgets.
ALBUQUERQUE — At the Board of Education public forum on Aug. 20 a parent urged district leaders to address ongoing cooling failures at Atrisco Heritage Academy, saying multiple classrooms regularly reach temperatures above 90 degrees and that portable window units are an inadequate temporary fix.
“Teachers are being forced to teach in unbearable heat…
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