Students sweat through opening days

Aug. 27, 2007
Without air conditioning, students in the Denver area must cope with uncomfortable classrooms in August.

About two-thirds of Denver students attend schools with no air conditioning--which has become an annual gripe as school has been starting in mid-August for seven years. Throughout the area, districts with older buildings are holding classes in oven-like buildings without air conditioning. In Boulder Valley, 30 of the district's 55 schools do not have air conditioning.

Click here to read The Denver Post article.

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