“Sweltering classrooms are a perennial problem in Baltimore, which has some of the state’s oldest school buildings and a maintenance backlog of roughly $3 billion.Wednesday’s high was 91 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, and in buildings without air conditioning such heat can feel stifling.
Teachers and students say its hard to learn when you’re sweaty and tired. At the same time, families lament that kids in some neighborhoods miss out on precious class time when schools dismiss them early.