The state Department of Education and Department of Health are issuing detailed guidance to parents, schools and health aides in an effort to prevent heat illness as the state continues to face record high temperatures.
Letters will be sent home to parents providing recommendations to help students prepare for hot days, DOE officials said Tuesday. Schools will also receive guidance to identify heat illness-related symptoms and action steps should a student or staff member become ill.
In addition to parent letters, posters that identify symptoms and treatments will be posted in every classroom, health room and school office.
Since August, the Department of Education has been working on emergency measures to help cool schools experiencing high temperatures because of the unusually hot weather, including the installation of portable air conditioners and electrical fans.