Two Cayuga County-area school districts have announced plans to keep students cool during a local heat wave.
WithÌý90-plus-degree temperatures expected through Thursday, the Auburn and Jordan-Elbridge school districts have announced several precautionary steps they'll take for student safety.
The Auburn Enlarged City School District said in aÌýÌýon its Facebook page Monday that Auburn Junior High School will have half-days on Thursday and Friday because the building does not have air conditioning. Auburn High School Regents exams have been moved to air-conditioned classrooms, and Auburn elementary students will be rotated in and out of them on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.Ìý
Parents will be notified if there are any changes to moving-up ceremonies, the district said, as well as elementary and junior high school schedules.Ìý
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The district recommended that students bring a water bottle and dress for the heat before leaving for school in the morning.Ìý
The Jordan-Elbridge Central School District also said in a news release on its website that starting Tuesday, students in universal prekindergarten through eighth grade will have half-days for the rest of the week. Students at Jordan-Elbridge Dynamic Intermediate School and the middle school will be dismissed by 11:15 a.m. each day, and elementary students will be dismissed at noon.
Jordan-Elbridge High School Regents exams and finals will continue as scheduled since all exam rooms have air-conditioning, the district said.
Trips for the district's fifth and eighth grade classes to Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester have been canceled and parents will be refunded.Ìý
A review by ÈËÊÞÐÔ½» of all Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES school districts' websites and social media channels found no other announcements of changes due to the heat wave.Ìý
Gallery: Coping with the heat in Cayuga County
Pumpkin Pie goes for a swim with his owner, Harmony Doyle, left, and her daughter, Winter Doyle, in Owasco Lake Tuesday.
Pumpkin Pie's face becomes distorted when shaking water off after a swim in Owasco Lake Tuesday.
Pumpkin Pie's face becomes distorted when shaking water off after a swim in Owasco Lake Tuesday.
Pumpkin Pie's face becomes distorted when shaking water off after a swim in Owasco Lake Tuesday.
Pumpkin Pie's face becomes distorted when shaking water off after a swim in Owasco Lake Tuesday.
Pumpkin Pie gets a kiss from his owner, Winter Doyle, after taking a swim in Owasco Lake Tuesday.
A couple enjoys the view under a shady tree on Owasco Lake in June.
A lone paddleboarder meanders through the calm waters of Cayuga Lake.
A boater lights the grill while enjoying an outing with friends on Cayuga Lake Tuesday.
Garrett Ryan and Leo paddleboard on Cayuga Lake off of Frontenac Park in Union Springs Tuesday.
Mianna Raftis, 4, plays in the water at the splash pad in Owasco on Tuesday.
