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California School Official Earns Widespread Backlash for Saying Latino Students Don’t Need Air Conditioning
A California school board member recently took heat for implying that a predominantly white school should receive air conditioning while a predominantly Latino school shouldn’t, because Latino children are “more accustomed” to the heat. According to an April 17 Complex article, the Martinez Unified School District only has enough funding to install an air conditioning system in…
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Officials Remind Residents to Review Transportation Safety Measures as Cold Weather Hits VT
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather warning for the Rutland area, with readings falling to “far below zero,” according to the Rutland Herald. As of this article’s writing, the current temperature was -5, with wind chill bringing that figure down to -16 degrees. Temperatures will rise slightly in the next few days according to…