Despite assurances, Powell Elementary's HVAC will not be working in time for school start, says DGS

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Despite assurances, Powell Elementary's HVAC will not be working in time for school start, says DGS

By the end of last term, parents and the Powell Elementary principal were afraid their long-time broken HVAC may not be fixed by the fall semester, forcing unvaccinated children to resume school in hot classrooms without proper air circulation. By May, DGS reported that after failing three times to complete a contract to fix the HVAC due to paperwork mistakes, they finally had a repair vendor contracted and would have the HVAC fixed before school started.

Now, DGS says they won’t be done on time.

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After years with no HVAC, in the midst of a pandemic, Powell parents have reached their boiling point

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After years with no HVAC, in the midst of a pandemic, Powell parents have reached their boiling point

As District schools finish their second pandemic year, and parents cautiously anticipate a return to normalcy next fall, families at Powell Elementary School are girding for a fight. The school’s HVAC system, which has been broken for the entirety of the COVID pandemic — even as some kids returned to in-person learning — is still inoperable. Parents and the school Principal are afraid it may not be fixed by the fall, forcing unvaccinated children to resume school in boiling hot classrooms without proper air circulation.

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