Page High parents, students urge faster repairs after repeated HVAC failures and safety concerns

Dozens of Page High School students, parents and alumni told the Guilford County Board of Education at its January meeting that persistent heating, ventilation and air-conditioning failures, crowding and safety issues have forced repeated remote-learning days and left families scrambling.

The comments came during the board’s public-comment period, where Page student body president Cam Cooper described the school’s conditions and asked the board to “invest in us, invest in our future.” Cooper said Page’s auditorium is condemned, classrooms suffer extreme temperature swings, bathrooms lack privacy, the cafeteria is overcrowded for the student population and the football locker room floods when it rains.

Why it matters: speakers said the facilities problems are not only an inconvenience but affect attendance, students’ learning and safety — especially for the school’s high share of economically disadvantaged students.

Parents and community members offered specific examples and…