Seattle-area teachers worry as heat waves can make classes unbearable

When the classroom thermometer passes 80 degrees and starts marching toward 90, survival mode kicks in.

During the Seattle area’s May heat wave, teachers grabbed ice pops and sprayed students’ flushed necks with water, urging them to move in front of a fan. Some found refuge under a shady tree outside, and some kids got sick and went home.

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