The Latest: Schools try to cope with California heat wave
WESTMINSTER, Calif. – The Latest on Southern California’s fall heat spell (all times local):
11:55 a.m.
Schools across Southern California are coping with another day of sweltering temperatures — in some instances, rotating children through air-conditioned classrooms to stay cool.
In the Orange County city of Westminster, Principal Dena Kiouses says she sent a message to parents at Fryberger Elementary School asking that they dress their children in loose-fitting, lightweight clothing Thursday and send water bottles.
She says a sign-up sheet is out for teachers to cycle their classes through air-conditioned portables.
The nearly 10,000-student Westminster School District is one of a number of districts urging voters to approve bond measures in November to upgrade aging campuses, partly by adding air-conditioning.
Temperatures could reach 100 in the hottest coastal and valley locations amid a heat wave fueled by Santa Ana winds. It also has raised the risk of wildfires.
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