‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms
UK schools are struggling to manage extreme heat as classrooms reach temperatures exceeding 40C. Teachers are calling for urgent infrastructure upgrades, such as air conditioning, to protect student health.
Why it matters
Climate change is increasingly impacting public infrastructure, necessitating expensive adaptations for schools and other public buildings.
Primary school pupils in London. Children have been struggling to cope with the recent excessive heat. Primary school pupils in London. Children have been struggling to cope with the recent excessive heat. Schools ‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke
The article focuses on the failure of public infrastructure and the need for government intervention, which is a common framing in environmental reporting.
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