West Side High School, in Newark's West Ward, lacks air conditioning. School officials around New Jersey are begging for A/C as climate change spikes temperatures and COVID delays force larger summer school programs. (Michael Sol Warren | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)Michael Sol Warren | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Yvette Jordan knows what happens when a classroom gets too hot.
“The students would be really tired, exhibiting exhaustion,” said the veteran history teacher, who has taught in three Newark high schools. “Unless they had water or something to drink, it was hard for them to focus.”
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