Portable Air Conditioners in Schools

It can be incredibly difficult to learn when you are burning up in your classroom. Many schools are turning to portable air conditioners to solve this problem. Consider a recent article for the Baltimore Sun titled “Maryland could pay for portable air conditioning in schools.”

Pamela Wood of the Baltimore Sun writes, “Maryland could soon allow state school construction money to be used for portable air conditioners in classrooms. The Board of Public Works — comprising the governor, comptroller and treasurer — is expected to vote next week to lift the ban on using state school construction money for window units and other portable air conditioners. The rule change would then go to a legislative committee for review. ‘Putting all the politics aside, this is something that is a cause for celebration and should be seen for what it is — a temporary but highly effective solution,’ said Comptroller Peter Franchot, who has advocated for the use of such units in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Franchot said he will vote for the change in policy when the public works board meets next week. Gov. Larry Hogan's staff wouldn't say how he would vote, but issued a statement pointing out that the Republican has supported Franchot on the matter in the past. Nancy K. Kopp, the state treasurer, did not respond to a request for comment. The lack of air conditioning in public schools was highlighted when high temperatures forced Baltimore City and Baltimore County — the only jurisdictions with large numbers of schools without air conditioning — to dismiss students early at the start of this school year. Dozens of buildings in the jurisdictions lack air conditioning, and parents and teachers have complained about unbearable conditions during warmer months. Franchot, a Democrat, has taken up the cause, holding town hall meetings to push Baltimore County to renovate schools or install portable units, as some other counties have.”

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