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    63 Philadelphia schools dismissing early Tuesday, Wednesday due to heat

    By Tom Dougherty,

    2024-08-26

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    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The School District of Philadelphia announced Monday that 63 of its 318 schools will have early dismissals on Tuesday and Wednesday due to what the district claims is "inadequate cooling" and excessive heat.

    The move comes as our NEXT Weather forecast says temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s on Tuesday and into the low-to-mid 90s on Wednesday, with feels-like temperatures likely ranging from 100 to 103 degrees.

    The 63 schools will be getting out three hours early, but all other schools in the district will run on a regular schedule.

    Here's the list of the 63 schools getting out early Tuesday and Wednesday.

    1. AMY Northwest
    2. Anderson, Marian
    3. Bache-Martin
    4. Blaine, James
    5. Bridesburg Annex
    6. Building 21
    7. Castor Gardens
    8. Catharine, Joseph
    9. Comegys, B.
    10. Comly Watson
    11. Crossan Kennedy
    12. Disston, Hamilton
    13. Dunbar, Paul
    14. Ellwood
    15. Emlen, Eleanor
    16. Fell, D Newlin
    17. Fitzpatrick, A.
    18. Fox Chase
    19. Franklin, Ben HS
    20. Girard, Stephen
    21. Harding, Warren
    22. Henry, Charles
    23. Hill-Freedman
    24. Hopkinson, Francis
    25. Houston, Henry
    26. Howe, Julia
    27. Jenks, Abram
    28. Jenks, John S
    29. Kirkbride, E.
    30. Lamberton
    31. Lingelbach, Anna
    32. Loesche
    33. Ludlow, James
    34. McCloskey, John
    35. McClure, A.
    36. McMichael, M.
    37. Meredith, William
    38. Mitchell, Weir
    39. Moore, J. Hampton
    40. MYA
    41. Nebinger, George
    42. Olney Elementary
    43. Overbrook Education Center Annex
    44. Overbrook ES
    45. Parkway West
    46. Patterson, John
    47. Rhawnhurst
    48. Roosevelt, T.
    49. Rowen, William
    50. Roxborough HS
    51. Sayre, William
    52. Sharswood, George
    53. Sheppard, Issac
    54. SLA (BFHS)
    55. South Phila. HS
    56. Spring Garden
    57. Spruance, Gilbert
    58. Sullivan, James
    59. Tilden, William
    60. The U School
    61. Wagner, Gen. Louis
    62. Waring, Laura
    63. Washington, Martha

    Earlier this year, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts donated $200,000 to the school district to purchase air conditioning units for 10 schools. In the past, the district says more than 80 schools had to dismiss early because of extreme heat , and heat waves are becoming more frequent .

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