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Lack of heat in some B.C. portables has students learning in jackets, gloves

‘It shouldn’t be November 1 and we still don’t have heat,’ Surrey teacher union
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Students at 35 schools in the Surrey school district had to learn in unseasonably cold weather, as many portables are going without heat. (Sobia Moman photo)

Some students who are learning in some portable classrooms in Surrey’s schools did so bundled up in winter jackets and gloves last week, thanks to a delay in the installation of heating that made the recent spell of icy weather difficult to escape.

After the district faced criticism during the summer months for portable classrooms being too hot and lacking air conditioning, students and staff now are facing the opposite problem.

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Sobia Moman

About the Author: Sobia Moman

Sobia Moman is a news and features reporter with the Peace Arch News.
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