AC issues and hot temperatures force a year-round Wake elementary school to close
Lake Myra Elementary School in Wendell is closed on Thursday while the Wake County school system tries to fix its faulty air conditioning system.
In a message posted on the school’s website, Lake Myra said it’s not having classes on Thursday because of its HVAC system not working and the building’s warm temperature. It was not immediately clear when the school will reopen.
Lake Myra has been having AC issues since the year-round school had it first day of classes on Monday.
In a message to parents on Tuesday, Principal Nancy Ballard told parents that the school’s “air conditioning is not fully operational yet.”
Due to the rising temperatures, students were sent home early on Wednesday.
The Wake County school system told ABC11, The News & Observer’s newsgathering partner, it has the parts on hand and HVAC specialists are making the repairs.
AC problems in Wake schools
Air conditioning problems are not a new issue in the Wake County school system.
Widespread HVAC outages at the start of last school year led multiple Wake schools to dismiss early or even close for the day because the campus was too hot to hold classes, the N&O previously reported.
Wake has blamed HVAC issues on both staffing vacancies in the HVAC Department and on a shortage of parts.
This story was originally published August 1, 2024 at 9:38 AM with the headline "AC issues and hot temperatures force a year-round Wake elementary school to close."
