2 Early Dismissal Days For East Brunswick High School Due To Heat

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick students will head back to classrooms on Wednesday for the first day of school. But for high school students, the day will be cut short due to intense heat in the state.

East Brunswick High School will have early dismissal on Wednesday as temperatures are set to hit 95 degrees. Thursday would be another single session or early dismissal due to excessive heat, officials said.

The schedule for the rest of the district will not change as the buildings are well-air-conditioned.

“Both Wednesday and Thursday will be what we call “single session” days (early dismissal) at our high school only because so much of it is not air-conditioned,” Superintendent Victor Valeski told Patch.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through Wednesday for most of New Jersey including East Brunswick.

Temperatures in the upper 90s are expected with a heat index of more than 100 degrees. High temperatures on Thursday and Friday are anticipated to be above 90 degrees as well, according to the forecast.

Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur, the NWS said.

Here is the forecast for the next few days:

• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind, around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Thursday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 72. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Friday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 71. he chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

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