Sunday, January 5, 2014

9,000+ MCPS Elementary Students in Trailers, Doctors Warn Frostbite Can Happen in Minutes.

...Doctors warn that frostbite can happen in minutes.
"A first-degree frostbite is redness to the tissue when it warms up, a second-degree is blistering, and a third-degree frostbite is actual death of tissue," said Dr. Donald Steiner, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
Chicago Public Schools will be open for classes on Monday and Tuesday next week despite the cold temperatures.
CPS spokesperson Joel Hood said any students who can't make it to school will be given excused absences, but the schools will remain open to give students a warm, safe place to go.
Because of the dangerous cold weather, all schools in the state of Minnesota will be closed Monday. The governor of Wisconsin is considering the same action. The city of Milwaukee has already announced there will be no classes there...  More from ABC Chicago.

From The Weather Channel: A chart showing how long it takes for frostbite to occur at various temperatures.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/tools/windchill/

MPCS students are going to be outside of main buildings during Tuesday, January 7th's record cold.  That means that just to go to lunch or to the bathroom these students will have to experience these record cold temperatures. The majority of the students in classroom trailers are in elementary school.

2 comments:

  1. When my daughter was in middle school she had recurring sinus infections that required antibiotics, because her homeroom was inside the main building while her math class was outside in a trailer. She would occasionally skip her morning class, because she was feeling dizzy and nauseous from the medication, and the school administration labeled her a truant.

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  2. Which school? When?

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