Baltimore County Public Schools Early Release Over Heat Wave

Public Schools:A spokesman for Baltimore County Public School District, said that all Baltimore County Public Schools will be closed 2 hours earlier today because of the intense heat. The temperature reaches 93-94 degrees, resulting in the school district with a hard decision to cut school day. All day pre-K classes will be closed during the day, and afternoon activities will be in each individual case basis.

Many schools are not fully air conditioned in the country. Only about 125 out of 173 schools. Herdon said: “We have a number of our schools are not air-conditioning, and classes in particular. The combination of heat and humidity made for a rather distractingly poor conditions in some classes.”

Reduction of the school day is a logistics nightmare. Baltimore County schools have some 70,000 students who ride about 800 buses home. Parents also were alerted this morning to reduce the day. The temperature is also expected to be very hot tomorrow, and, finally, cool down in the area on Friday.