Owen Driscoll acknowledges the shift to a later school start date as a potential advantage, highlighting that unbearable heat days in August disrupted the school rhythm.
Karen White from the National Education Association stresses the worsening impact of climate change on schools, noting that hotter classrooms compel educators to seek air conditioning improvements.
Christina Clark of the Philadelphia school district points out that starting classes after Labor Day will help reduce heat-related school closures, addressing equity among schools.
Elaine S. Povich emphasizes the national trend of schools starting later due to higher summer temperatures linked with climate change, reversing decades of earlier start dates.
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