MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, September 16, 2014
San Diego Unified schools to return to normal schedule on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
DETAILS:
Upon a review of the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast for San Diego for tomorrow, Wednesday, September 17, the district will be returning all schools to a normal schedule. Our criteria for determining the move to minimum day was based on a combination of forecast temperatures of 95 or higher and a heat index of 103 or higher for those schools in the district which did not have 100% air conditioned classrooms. None of our schools are forecast to have the combination of 95+ temps/103+ heat index on Wednesday. While the weather conditions for schools in San Diego Unified permit the return to normal schedule tomorrow, the conditions are not applicable to districts south of us. The heat index does remain in the ‘dangerous’ zone for many of these schools. The NWS’ previous regional heat advisory has not been extended beyond 7 p.m. this evening.
The move to minimum day Monday and today affected approximately 2/3 of our schools. Since Monday, extensive work has been done to repair malfunctioning air conditioning, and to add portable air conditioning units to some schools initially believed to have 100% air-conditioned classrooms, when some bungalows had not been completed.
While the district is resuming normal schedules at all schools tomorrow, it is important to note than more than 100 schools have a previously-scheduled regular minimum day scheduled for Wednesday as part of their normal schedule. Given that local temperatures are still forecast to be very warm, schools will be expected to operate under our Hot Weather Plan guidelines.
CONTACT: Linda Zintz | Communications Director | San Diego Unified School District | (619) 847-6637 (Cell)
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