PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The School District of Philadelphia will dismiss 91 schools two hours early Friday, June 2, as the National Weather Service is expecting temperatures to climb into the 90s on Friday and Saturday.
The district’s chief operating officer, Oz Hill, sent a letter to parents on Thursday explaining the district’s protocol for extreme heat days.
“Going forward, our goal is to make these decisions as early as possible, preferably the day before, to minimize last-minute disruption for our students, families and staff,” Hill wrote.
Exposure to excessive heat during the summer months can cause illness. He urges parents to follow precautions for extreme heat, including:
— Keeping children hydrated.
— Dressing kids in lightweight, light-colored clothing.
— Being certain that kids wear sunscreen.
Early dismissal
The following list of schools, all in need of air conditioning and/or electrical systems upgrades, are scheduled to dismiss students two hours early on Friday:
1. AMY at James Martin
2. AMY Northwest
3. Arthur, Chester
4. Bache - Martin
5. Barton, Clara
6. Blaine, James
7. Blankenburg, Rudolph
8. Bregy, Amadee
9. Brown, Henry A.
10. Bryant, William
11. Building 21 @ Kinsey
12. Casarez, Gloria
13. Castor Gardens
14. Catharine, Joseph
15. Central HS
16. Comegys, Benjamin
17. Comly, Watson
18. Cooke, Jay
19. Crossan, Kennedy
20. Day, Anna
21. Disston, Hamilton
22. Dunbar, Paul
23. Emlen, Eleanor
24. Fell, D Newlin
25. Finletter, Thomas
26. Fitler, Edwin
27. Fitzpatrick, Aloysius
28. Fox Chase
29. Franklin, Ben HS
30. Furness, Horace
31. Gideon, Edward
32. Girard Academic Music
33. Girard, Stephen
34. Girls HS
35. Greenberg, Joseph
36 .Harding, Warren
37 .Harrington, Avery
38. Henry, Charles
39. Hill-Freedman
40. Holme, Thomas
41. Hopkinson, Francis
42. Houston, Henry
43. Howe, Julia
44. Jenks, Abram
45. Jenks, John S
46. Kenderton
47. Kirkbride, Elizabeth
48. Lamberton, Robert
49. Lingelbach, Anna
50. Loesche, William
51. Logan, James
52. Lowell, James
53. Ludlow, James
54. Marshall, John
55. McCloskey, John
56. McClure, Alexander
57. McMichael, Morton
58. Meredith, William
59. Mifflin, Thomas
60. Mitchell, Weir
61. Moore, J. Hampton
62. Morris, Robert
63. Morrison, Andrew
64. Nebinger, George
65. Olney Elementary
66. Overbrook Ed. Ctr. Annex
67. Overbrook Elementary
68. Parkway West
69. Patterson, John
70. Penn Treaty
71. Pennypacker, Samuel
72. Rhawnhurst
73. Roosevelt, Theodore
74. Rowen, William
75. Roxborough HS
76. Sayre, William
77. SLA @ BFHS
78. Sharswood, George
79. Sheppard, Issac
80. South Philadelphia HS
81. Spring Garden
82. Spruance, Gilbert
83. Sullivan, James
84. Taggart, John
85. Tilden, William
86. The U School
87. Wagner, General Louis
88. Waring, Laura
98. Washington, George HS
90. Washington, Martha
91. Ziegler, William