Imagine you are outdoors, and it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). You are in your favorite class: math class. However, you cannot focus, so you fail the test. You may wonder, “Why am I even in school?” This is my point. I do not think you should be in school during a heat wave because children cannot focus, and in the case of no shade, children will feel discomfort. Some students might even have heat stroke.

First, students cannot focus during a heat wave because it is blazing hot. For schools who have windows, the sun might get in their eyes. The children might have to raise their hand to block the sun the whole time. Also, some schools do not have any air conditioning (AC), so students are too busy waving their hands to cool themselves off rather than listening to what the teacher is saying. Students will sweat a lot during a heat wave because of the blazing temperatures. The sweat will drip onto the books or textbooks they are reading, and the student may have to pay a fine for something they could not control.

Next, in the case of schools that do not have a lot of shade, the student will most likely feel dizziness, nausea, or discomforts. If this happens, the student will most likely get sick and report to the nurse’s office. If the nurse has nothing that can help, most parents will call the principal to complain a bad report and the teacher might get fired. Some students could get an illness called heat stroke. This is where the student’s body heat reaches over 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) causing dizziness and nausea. This is a life-threatening illness, and they would have to be rushed to the hospital immediately. Overall, you should never allow a school to open if it is way too hot outside.