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Parents press Winslow board on school heat, HVAC delays and fan safety; district cites tariffs and procurement limits
Summary
Parents at the April 9 Winslow Township Board of Education meeting urged the district to address heat and air-conditioning problems in school classrooms; administrators said long-term HVAC projects face price and procurement hurdles and warned that some donated fans or inflatables could be unsafe or noncompliant with fire code.
Several parents and community members used the public-comment period on April 9 to press the Winslow Township Board of Education about heat and air conditioning in schools and to ask whether interim measures — fans, donated equipment or GoFundMe campaigns — could help.
Resident Jacqueline Buck described starting a petition and seeking to donate fans after classroom temperatures worried parents of children with health needs. The superintendent and other administrators responded that the district has pursued HVAC upgrades, including work done during the COVID period to improve ventilation,…
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