52 Philly schools to dismiss early on Thursday, Sept. 3 due to heat

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Fifty-two Philadelphia schools will close early on Thursday, Sept. 3 due to heat.

The School District of Philadelphia notified families and staff on Wednesday that in-person afterschool activities are canceled and students will be dismissed early.

Early childhood programs located within the affected schools will also be dismissed early.

In a statement, the district says that while significant progress has been made toward ensuring schools are adequately cooled, there are still several schools with inadequate cooling systems.

Full List of 52 Affected Schools:

-AMY Northwest

-Bache-Martin*

-Blaine, James*

-Building 21

-Catharine, Joseph*

-Comegys, B.

-Comly, Watson

-Cooke, J.

-Crossan, Kennedy

-Disston, Hamilton**

-Dunbar, Paul**

-Emlen, Eleanor*

-Fell, D Newlin

-Fox Chase

-Franklin, Ben HS

-Girard, Stephen

-Harding, Warren

-Henry, Charles

-Hill-Freedman

-Hopkinson, Francis

-Houston, Henry

-Howe, Julia

-Jenks, Abram

-Jenks, John S

-Lamberton*

-Lingelbach, Anna

-Loesche*

-Ludlow, James

-McCloskey, John

-McClure, A.*(**)

-McMichael, M.*

-Mitchell, Weir

-Moore, J. Hampton

-MYA

-Olney Elementary

-Overbrook ES

-Parkway West

-Patterson, John*

-Rhawnhurst*

-Rowen, William

-Roxborough HS

-Sayre, William

-Sharswood, George*

-Sheppard, Issac

-South Phila. HS*

-Spring Garden

-Spruance, Gilbert*

-Sullivan, James

-Tilden, William**

-The U School

-Wagner, Gen. Louis

-Washington, Martha

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

(**) Schools are ED/EY schools