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I am a parent of two SEED students and a longtime teacher and TSA in OUSD (I currently work at Garfield). I know as a parent, a teacher, and a school leader how critical it is for us to address the heating challenges in our schools. I have had my children come home complaining of how hot it was in their classroom and of having a headache even though they drank “so much water.” I have also been the teacher in the classroom trying to get 30 fourth graders to engage in “productive struggle” in math class when I myself was struggling to focus due to the extreme heat, and I’ve seen on a school wide level how it impacts energy and morale when everyone feels like they’re melting. Our schools are simply not designed to meet the challenges presented by climate change. With school starting in early August these days we often spend the first two months of the school year in intolerable conditions. We have to address this right away. Thank you.