Anyone else's school shutting this week?

[HiZev]

We just had an email saying they're shutting at lunchtime on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday because of the heat. Seems fairly sensible to me.

I have kids at state primary and secondary in deprived and both have a/c.

Appalling.

If nothing else, we need to be suspending inspections in any areas affected by a red weather warning.

The weather is peaking at 24 here, so this definitely doesn't impact us. However, every year in winter, our school closes for 3 to 5 days due to snow days/storms/etc. Once it was shut for a full week due to a power cut. I won't say that I don't moan, but people cope, the NHS doesn't collapse due to lack of staff, and no one seems bothered about the loss of learning.

It's just a fact of life - sometimes weather gets in the way of plans. We are used to that happening in winter, and increasingly, it will happen in summer also.

How ridiculous. Surely the kids are going to be hotter being collected at lunchtime , either sitting in a car or walking home in full sun then being bored at home than if they just stayed at school & were distracted by friends and lessons ?!

Temperature peaks later in the afternoon.

Nope, the school I work in has air conditioning. We had a few children ask to put jumpers on today !

They won't be as hot as walking home when it is even hotter at 3pm though.

We just got the email that our school is doing the same and will be closing at lunchtime tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday.

It's a pain for childcare but totally understandable. We'll likely be trying to do some childcare swaps with friends so I can have theirs one afternoon if they'll have my DDs another.

DD1’s secondary are shutting at lunchtime although that is 1:25 so they only miss one lesson.

DD2’s primary are saying they are currently planning to stay open all day.

We are in the SE with temperatures forecast to be 38.

There will be others there and they will probably play and enjoy themselves, I recall similar happening, not heat but something like that when DS was at school and loads stopped because their parents were working

We're West Midlands and DDs primary school are closing after lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and will reassess for Friday.

Yep dd needs to take a jumper. She was a bit chilly with the air con. Obviously nice to have though

Yes, I was thinking about this yesterday.

I remember when it got to 30/32 degrees and there would be headlines in the tabloid papers such as 'what a scorcher!!!'

I've been on a couple of thread on mn since the red alert has been declared and I'm beginning to think that a lot of people have no idea what an extremely humid 40 degree heat feels like.

Yes, but parents can manage their children feeling poorly in the heat with waaaaay more options that teachers/schools have as they try to deal with hundreds of children feeling not great in the heat.

Ours is too, South London. Same as OP, half day Tues, Wed & Thurs. Handy for the football!

The timetable for my eldest's school is only 1 lesson after lunch. If she can go home at 1 and hunker down in the cool that makes much more sense. Alas not to be. She's SEN and refuses to take her school hoodie off and doesn't notice if she's hot or thirsty.

We've had similar, closing at 12.15 Weds & Thurs. We're in the south west of England.
It's really unusual for the school to close or close early due to weather but there are kids who travel quite a distance to & from so i'm guessing they want them to have a reasonable journey home before the real humidity mid/late afternoon.

Some primary schools in Hampshire are closing completely on Wednesday and Thursday.

Yep. My garden's north facing & the area directly behind the house gets no sun. At lunch time it was fine out here, hot but breezy, now it's like a bloody sauna, the humidity's increased significantly. That's the usual pattern during hot spells.

Ugh we are on holiday in the UK and now our kids have left school chose this week so most of the kids would still be in school. I bet the beaches will be swarming with them now.

Our school has air conditioning. I'm quite tempted to go in with them to be honest!

Central London, primary is closed on Wednesday and Thursday (covering the period of the red warning)

Although only one child is there as there other went on a residential today and is going to be stuck with the 38c expected there!

No word at all from DC1's school (secondary) beyond moving to "summer uniform" late last week IE they can leave their blazers at home.

No. I'd expect the school to deal with it somehow tbh.

Our school is allowing PE kit all week if pupils find it more comfortable. They've also rescheduled sports day. But still open. Temperatures are here are expected to be around 33 degrees.

Are you aware that (a) heat can be dangerous or make people ill (b) schools are packed with people (c) schools can’t afford air con?

Yes, here in Somerset.