SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Beech High School students will continue with virtual learning on Friday and expect to be back in the classroom Monday.
The air conditioning broke during an ice storm in late January, but it only started to cause concerns about heat when days got hotter. School officials said the two new units are finally kicking in, and both will be fully functioning by Monday.
Beech High School junior Landon Payne said the past couple of weeks inside the classroom have not been exactly comfortable, leading to hot classrooms, half days, and students trying to focus.
"Some hallways are definitely a little warmer than others," Payne said. "Yeah, definitely, I’d say the past week it’s been a little toastier than usual."
To help beat the heat, staff and students received a cooler fix. A Sumner County School Board member scooped ice cream for students as a small way to give back.
"I thought, 'Ice cream,'" Wade Evans said. "So today I’m scooping ice cream."
"Something nice for the kids, the students, and also the staff that have had to deal with the heat," he said.
For staff who worked through the heat and students who had to study in it, cooler classrooms and cold cones finally gave them a break.
"We got free ice cream. Love it," Payne said. "Who doesn’t like free ice cream?"
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