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Teachers, parents criticize temporary air‑conditioning units; district says permanent HVAC work planned
Summary
Teachers and parents asked the board to prioritize facility upgrades and criticized temporary HVAC units installed over spring break as noisy and disruptive; district staff said the units are temporary and permanent HVAC work will be completed through summer bond projects.
Several parents and teachers at the April 16 meeting urged the district to prioritize campus facility upgrades, with a particular focus on air conditioning and campus safety.
Pam Barish, a kindergarten teacher at Henry Ford who identified herself as “Mrs. B,” told trustees the temporary AC units installed over spring break are noisy, disrupt instruction and in some cases block sinks, cabinets and teaching monitors. “Huge boxes the size of the top of my refrigerator…turn…
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