A dozen schools without air conditioning in Baltimore County Public Schools will be cooler by the start of next school year.
The Interagency Committee on School Construction Thursday morning approved a waiver to install air conditioning in 12 schools by a 5-0 vote.
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Hot weather forced the closure of schools without air conditioning for four days this school year. Thirty-six schools currently have no air conditioning.
BREAKING!! By a 5-0 vote the IAC in Annapolis approves Balt. County waiver for Money for A/C for schools @ABC2NEWS pic.twitter.com/J0j5tyejKH
— Paul Jaffey (@PaulFromABC2) September 15, 2016
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Last month, the Baltimore County Board of Education voted to amend the county's school heat-related closure policy.
If the heat index is forecast to reach 90 by 11 a.m., the non air-conditioned schools will close.
**Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect that 36 Baltimore County schools do not have air conditioning. At the start of the 2016-2017 school year, 37 schools in the county were without air conditioning. Shortly after the start of the year, Halstead Academy had air conditioning installed.
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