Several schools were called off due to the excessive heat during summers.
Many believe AC in classrooms as necessity, while others think it is still a luxury. Schools have either declared holiday or are closing early. But a few such as The BSS School in Ballygunge, The Newtown School and Sushila Birla Girl’s School (classes IX to XII) have been holding regular classes in the air-conditioned classrooms.
BSS principal Sunita Sen said the school was “Only supporting students by providing them with a comfortable physical set-up for better learning and concentration in view of a tough syllabus.”
St. James’ School suspended classes from Wednesday to Friday last week as “attendance had dipped by almost 20 per cent”.
“There is a danger of students falling ill because of the drastic temperature fluctuations- about 20 degrees Celsius inside a classroom and 40 degrees outside,” said Ireland
On the other hand, some of the schools like St. James’, La Martiniere for girls, Modern High School for Girls and Apeejay School don’t believe in air-conditioned rooms.
“If we have ACs in classrooms, students would get used to an easy way of life. It would decrease their ability to withstand harsh weather conditions” said Rupkatha Sarkar, principal, La Martiniere for Girls.
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