Some Schools Closed Monday Due to Heat: BCPS

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Schools without air conditioning will be closed on Monday, Aug. 29, according to Baltimore County Public Schools officials. After-school and evening activities at the 37 schools in the county that do not have air conditioning are canceled. This marks the second school day in a row that classes have been canceled at these schools due to the heat.

The Baltimore County Board of Education passed a measure earlier this month requiring schools without air-conditioning to close when the heat index is forecast to be at least 90 degrees.

Temperatures are forecast to be in the high 80s in Baltimore County on Monday, with heat indices reaching 92 degrees by 1 p.m. and peaking at 93 degrees at 3 and 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Monday's heat-related closures come just days into the new school year. In Baltimore County, the 2016–2017 academic year began on Wednesday.

Additional days have been built into the calendar to allow for heat-related closures, according to the school board.

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Photo via Shutterstock Full Statement from Baltimore County Public Schools (Issued Sunday, Aug. 28):

Due to the heat forecast for tomorrow, Baltimore County Public Schools' non-air conditioned schools will be closed Monday, August 29, 2016. After school and evening activities at those schools are also cancelled. The list of the non-air conditioned schools can be found here.