How Massachusetts schools are beating the heat to start the year
September 08, 2023 Khari Thompson Tiziana Dearing Carrie Jung Max Larkin Students walk down Malcolm X Boulevard on their way to their first day of ...
September 08, 2023 Khari Thompson Tiziana Dearing Carrie Jung Max Larkin Students walk down Malcolm X Boulevard on their way to their first day of school at the John D. O' Bryant School in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) As if going back to school wasn't hard enough, students and teachers have a heat wave to deal with as well. Heat indexes of nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit have complicated back-to-school plans across Massachusetts, though some districts— like Boston— are forging ahead . WBUR's Carrie Jung and Max Larkin and Chelsea Public Schools Superintendent Almi Abeyta join the show.