Puerto Rico's Schools Are Unequipped to Cope with Ever Hotter Heat Waves (World)

Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves (World)

When temperatures soar at a public school on the small Puerto Rican island of Culebra, students scatter in search of relief. During a summer program last month, as outdoor temperatures climbed into the upper 80s, Zedrik, a rising third grader, sat in the schoolyard beside a bush not tall enough to s...

Puerto Rico's Schools Are Unequipped to Cope With Ever Hotter Heat Waves

Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves

Students and teachers often suffer heat-related illnesses at schools in Puerto Rico, one of many places where extreme heat is disrupting children’s education more frequently.