District and school officials said ventilation components of the HVAC system were not part of the problem. The building is properly ventilated, they said. It’s just too hot.
In COVID-19 update, officials say that about 38 percent of students have opted to stay home.
Twelve New Orleans public schools are reopening for in-person classes this week. Students have been at home since March.
Hurricane Sally delayed the district's plan to return to in-person learning. Schools can open to students Thursday.
The first three days of in-person class had already been cancelled. The storm is expected to linger over the Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state will move to phase 3 Friday, but details were limited.
Pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students will return to public schools Sept. 14 through Sept. 25.
The NOLA Public Schools district is set to begin its phased in-person reopening in a little over a week.
The news comes as the city has seen an increase in new daily cases over the past week. The district says it is shifting its focus to testing positivity rates, which remain low.
The district will monitor attendance to see if a system-wide intervention is necessary.
