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California students suffer in intense heat with no air conditioning across hundreds of classrooms

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Choi, J. (2026, October 7). California students suffer in intense heat with no air conditioning across hundreds of classrooms. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/hundreds-of-socal-classrooms-lack-ac-amid-historic-heatwave/

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Southern California students are struggling with extremely hot classroom conditions during a record-breaking heat wave. In the Torrance Unified School District, nearly 75% of classrooms lack air conditioning, causing discomfort and difficulty in concentration for students. The district is implementing temporary measures like hydration stations and cooling zones while considering long-term solutions such as installing air conditioners and solar panels. Parents have expressed frustration over the lack of climate control facilities, highlighting the challenges faced by schools constructed decades ago.

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In Southern California, students are facing extreme heat in classrooms without air conditioning. Nearly 75% of classes in the Torrance Unified School District lack AC units, making it difficult for students to focus and remain comfortable during record-breaking temperatures. A student from North High School described the conditions as stressful and distracting due to excessive sweating and discomfort. The district is responding by setting up cooling zones at all schools where staff and students can rotate through to cool down. Additional measures include providing hydration stations, ice, and even slushies for the students. Most of the district’s 31 schools were built in the 1960s, leading to inadequate climate control systems. The district is considering whether to cancel classes due to the heatwave.

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Southern California students have been melting inside insanely hot classrooms as record-breaking temperatures scorch the region. asserted

temperatures → melt → region

Nearly 75% of classes in the Torrance Unified School District do not have air conditioners, making it difficult for students to stay focused. “It’s been kind of like stressful. asserted

It → have → conditioners

I’m sweating a lot… asserted

I → sweat → ?

The heat makes you feel really weird, and it’s hard to concentrate on my work when it’s this hot,” one student from North High School told ABC 7. asserted

student → make → ABC

Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! asserted

Sign → sign → California

“We’re making sure that cooling zones are located at all of our schools so that staff and students can rotate through,” said Sara Baillie, the director of communications for the Torrance Unified School District. asserted

Baillie → make → District

“We’ve got hydration stations, additional ice. asserted

We → get → stations

We’ve brought in some slushees for the kids. asserted

We → bring → kids

We’re reminding them about wearing loose fitting clothing, having light colored clothing,” she added. asserted

she → remind → clothing

Most of the district’s 31 schools were constructed in the 1960s, leaving some classrooms feel uncomfortably hot. asserted

Most → construct → classrooms

Amid the heat wave, the district is considering whether to cancel classes. asserted

district → consider → classes

Officials are also figuring out measures to include air conditioning and solar panels to help power them. asserted

Officials → figure → them

This comes as parent frustration grew last month after discovering that many classrooms didn’t have access to air conditioning. asserted

classrooms → come → conditioning

I even had to make my own fan,” one elementary school student told KTLA. asserted

student → have → KTLA

There was a $520 million bond proposal to fix classrooms and fund air conditioning but the measure failed to get on the ballot. asserted

measure → be → ballot

This also comes in the middle of an intense heat wave across Southern California. asserted

This → come → California

The four-day streak of triple-digit temperatures in downtown Los Angeles is the longest ever and ties the record for the longest stretch any time this year. asserted

streak → tie → stretch

Nine daily max temperature records were set across the region, including Downtown LA, Oxnard, Camarillo, LAX, Burbank, Long Beach, Woodland Hills and Santa Ana. asserted

records → set → LA

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