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Students press board for HVAC fixes and Green New Deal-style investments after frequent classroom temperature problems
Summary
Multiple students testified about extreme classroom temperature swings at Panther Creek and other schools; speakers and community groups urged the board to convert the state's HVAC study funding into concrete upgrades and adopt a broader Green New Deal for Schools framework
Students and community advocates urged the Wake County Board of Education to move beyond a state-funded HVAC study and toward concrete upgrades after multiple students described classrooms so hot or cold that instruction was disrupted.
Panther Creek High students described repeated experiences of classrooms that were unbearably hot in some wings and freezing in others, with students regularly relocated to alternative spaces so learning could continue. Students said teachers have missed class due to heat-related illness and reported learning time lost during AP exam…
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