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So students should be expected to operate in hundred-degree heat? It's well-know heat harms focus and productivity. This is fine for kids in new york who can just bundle up against the cold, but one can only do so much against heat in places like Texas where temps can top 110.

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No amount of bundling will work for Minnesota winters. About once a year school gets cancelled state wide due to it being too cold for kids to even wait for a bus.

Come on, this obviously depends on where you are- the article is a New York city newspaper talking about new york and the northeast.

You can't do outdoor classes in Texas in August, but by late September or October it becomes totally feasible.

To add to this: the article was published in the "metropolitan" section this weekend. It's very much intended to be local.

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