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Stacey Butler reporting As thermometers soared outside, so did temperatures inside Utah schools.
Some students complained of headaches and nausea, and teachers took special measures to ensure students' safety.
Parents of elementary school students say their children had to be treated for heatstroke after attending classes yesterday at Oquirrh Hills Elementary. Just how hot is too hot?
Randy Riplinger, Granite School District Spokesperson: THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE TAXPAYERS HAVEN'T SEEN FIT TO AFFORD AIR CONDITIONING, THE BEST WE CAN DO IS TO TRY TO MAKE THEM AS COMFORTABLE AS WE CAN."
Eileen Bryner, 2nd grade teacher, Robert Frost Elementary School :"SOMETIMES I PUT THEM IN FRONT OF A FAN AND WE READ STORIES TO THEM UNTIL THEY'RE KIND OF COOLED DOWN."
Temperatures reached into the mid nineties in some Utah classrooms.
Dyllan Warden, Oquirrh Hills Elementary School :"IT WAS LIKE REALLY HOT, AND IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO BREATHE."
Dyllan Warden became ill while in class at Oquirhh Hills Elementary School early yesterday. Temperatures there ranged in the upper eighties. Later that night he became nauseous and had a headache. His two sisters who attend the same school had the same symptoms.
Susan Warden, Parent :"THERE WAS A DOCTOR AT IHC HEALTH CARE THAT SAID ALL OF MY CHILDREN HAD HEAT EXHAUSTION FROM BEING IN THE HEAT."
One fourth grade teacher passed out in class after playing football outside with his students. It's unclear if it was due to heat exhaustion.
According to a Granite School Classroom Temperature Health Intervention Plan-- Schools today reached the second highest heat hazard level. That's one step below DANGEROUS.
"Randy:IF THE TEMPERATURE GETS INTO THE NINETIES, THEN WE'RE NOT TO LEAVE THEM IN A ROOM FOR MORE THAN NINETY MINUTES AT THE MOST. THAT GETS A LITTLE HARD WHEN A BUILDING HAS MOST OF THE ROOMS IN THE NINETIES."
Hot...Sticky...unpleasant...for some sickening... But with extra trips to the drinking fountain-- School...MUST go on.
Eileen: "GENERALLY THEY'RE HANDLING IT OKAY, I SAY I KNOW IT'S HOT BOYS AND GIRLS, BUT WORK GOES ON."
Randy: "WE HAVE TO HAVE THE KIDS IN SCHOOL 180 SOME ODD DAYS EVERY YEAR. WE CAN'T CLOSE SCHOOL."
Classes in the Granite District end next Friday. Some parents are planning to keep their children out of school if the temperatures don't cool down.
