The heat is on
Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, an education activist, is trying to keep attention focused on the need for air conditioning in more than half of the county’s schools.
The school system is currently examining the costs of adding to or upgrading air conditioning in all county schools. That report is expected to be completed next month.
In the meantime, Taylor-Mitchell, a member of the school system’s Central Area Advisory Council, has taken her case to the County Council. On Oct. 6, she urged the council to look at the costs of funding the upgrades through county bonds.