More than 70 Philadelphia schools to be dismissed early next week due to extreme heat in forecast

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The School District of Philadelphia is making some adjustments to the first week of classes in anticipation of extreme heat in the forecast.

The district says 74 schools without air conditioning or inadequate cooling will be dismissed two hours early on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"Student safety is our number one priority, and the District is taking several measures to help maintain healthy and comfortable classroom conditions," said Oz Hill, Chief Operating Officer for the School District of Philadelphia. "The District has invested $285.7 million to improve electrical and HVAC systems in 23 schools, with an emphasis on those serving elementary students. We have installed over 800 window air conditioning units and over 1,400 hydration stations to provide cool, filtered drinking water."

The district will continue to monitor heat conditions throughout the week. Any decisions about Thursday September 7 or Friday, September 8 will be communicated by noon the day before.

According to AccuWeather, the forecasted high for Monday and Tuesday is 96 degrees. Heat index values will be near 100.

The following schools will be impacted:

1. AMY at James Martin

2. AMY Northwest

3. Anderson, Marian

4. Bache-Martin*

5. Barton, Clara*

6. Blaine, James G*

7. Bridesburg Annex

8. Building 21

9. Casarez, Gloria

10. Castor Gardens

11. Catharine, Joseph*

12. Cassidy, Lewis

13. Central HS

14. Comegys, Benjamin B

15. Comly, Watson

16. Crossan, Kennedy C

17. Day, Anna B*

18. Disston, Hamilton

19. Dunbar, Paul

20. Ellwood

21. Emlen, Eleanor*

22. Fell, D Newlin

23. Finletter, Thomas K

24. Fitler, Edwin H

25. Fitzpatrick, Aloysius L*

26. Fox Chase

27. Franklin, Benjamin High

28. Furness, Horace

29. Gideon, Edward*

30. Girard, Stephen

31. Harding, Warren

32. Henry, Charles

33. Hill-Freedman World Academy

34. Hopkinson, Francis

35. Houston, Henry

36. Howe, Julia

37. Jenks, Abram

38. Jenks, John S

39. Kirkbride, Eliza B*

40. Lamberton, Robert*

41. Lingelbach, Anna

42. Loesche, William*

43. Ludlow, James

44. McCloskey, John

45. McClure, Alexander*

46. McMichael, Morton*

47. Meredith, William

48. Mitchell, Weir

49. Moore, J Hampton

50. Middle Years Alternative (MYA)

51. Nebinger, George*

52. Olney Elementary

53. Overbrook Educational Center Annex

54. Overbrook Elementary

55. Parkway West

56. Patterson, John*

57. Penn Treaty

58. Rhawnhurst*

59. Roosevelt, Theodore

60. Rowen, William

61. Roxborough High

62. Sayre, William

63. Sharswood, George W*

64. Sheppard, Isaac

65. SLA (BFHS Campus)

66. South Philadelphia High*

67. Spring Garden

68. Spruance, Gilbert*

69. Sullivan, James

70. Tilden, William

71. The U School

72. Wagner, General Louis

73. Waring, Laura

74. Washington, Martha

(*) Schools have PreK/Head Start on-site.