The National Weather Service says high temperatures may hit 95 again Wednesday, with heat index values over 100. Thursday and Friday highs are projected around 90 degrees.
In Fairborn, Baker Middle School and Fairborn Intermediate School will release at 1 p.m. through Friday “due to expected high heat and the lack of air conditioning at these two school buildings.”
Students at Fairborn’s primary school and high school will remain on their normal schedule. The district is in the process of building new schools, so all of their buildings will be air conditioned by fall of 2023.
In Tipp City, the two elementary schools — Broadway and Nevin Coppock — will be on a two-hour early release Wednesday. District officials said they are still monitoring weather forecasts for Thursday and Friday before making decisions about those days.
Troy City Schools had previously announced they would dismiss students two hours early through Wednesday; eight of their nine school buildings do not have air conditioning.
In the Springfield area, Northeastern Local Schools will have 90-minute early dismissals for all students Wednesday.
Valley View, another local district with older, non-air-conditioned schools, doesn’t start classes until after Labor Day.
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