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Friday, March 27, 2015

Editorial: Heating in Rural Retreat High School

"I'm sick of it," says Brooklynne Mullins. 

"They need to let us control it, like the schools control it," says Collin Aker. 

"I agree with Collin; some kids can't concentrate when they are that hot. They need to let the office control the heating and cooling," says Karlee Daniel about the heating and air conditioning in Rural Retreat High School. 

In the winter it's a game of burn out; it's too hot. Kids have dressed warmly for winter, but they come to school to find their classrooms feeling warmer than they are in the summer time. In the spring/summer months it's all a game of freeze out. The school is so cold that kids should dress like it's winter. Kids become more focused on being cold/hot than focusing on their school work. It becomes a great distraction.  

On the plus side of having the temperature controlled in Wytheville, the supervisors know how much money is going towards controlling the school's temperature. 

One way to fix the problem, but still allow the supervisors to know the temperatures, would be to set limits on the thermostats. In the winter they could set them between 66-72 degrees and let the teachers control it for their own classrooms, and in the summer they could be set between 70-78. This keeps the temperature cost-friendly, and makes for a student-friendly environment. 

-Haley Vannatter
  



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