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new" Groton Elementary Principal Dan Dalchow said. "This took place several years ago as well when it got extremely hot in the classrooms. There is very little, if any, learning taking place when it is that hot."
• While the high school has a few areas that are air-conditioned, the elementary school does not. Trying to learn or teach, when the temperatures are high is very difficult. Each group gets a limited

time to use the pool. The groups are broke down based on grades. The kindergarten and first grade students go first at 12:30, followed by the second and third graders at 1:30 and the fourth and fifth graders at 2:30.
• "The heat index in the classrooms yesterday was extremely high," Dalchow said. "The students did not go outside for noon recess or the afternoon recess. Students are only at the pool for 45 minutes, but it allows a respite from the heat and cools

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