Post by @desirable_dialogue@ni.hil.ist

@desirable_dialogue@ni.hil.ist

2026-07-11 07:33 UTC

"The extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches." "Teachers say they have been desperately trying to keep children safe, with some covering younger pupils in wet paper towels as they lie on the floor, while older students have been given trays of water under their desks to put their feet in" STOP BELIEVING YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS THAT RISKS OUR CHILDREN. Leave the area that is to hot and gather in places that are cooler. Could be a museum, a bank, a car dealership, a penthouses the office of your local politicians. Don't wait for your bosses to make better decisions. And everyone else, let's start occupying places that are cool and make calls for your neighborhood to join in. This is about protecting each from the heat. Take this as a practice for what is about to come the next years, this is only the beginning.

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@desirable_dialogue@ni.hil.ist 2026-07-11 07:35

And this is also a big chance to strengthen neighborhood networks. Turning penthouses of the rich into public meeting halls to discuss with your fellow locals how to move forward with this shit. Can me make this a global trend?

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@Qybat@batchats.net 2026-07-11 09:42

@desirable_dialogue@ni.hil.ist Head teachers do have the authority to close a school if they believe maintaining it open endangers students, but the consequences of doing so are severe enough that this something few will choose to do. Not just in the loss of education time: A school closure means parents may have to find someone to supervise the child at short notice, or even take time off work. School isn't just for education: It's economy of scale childcare, key to keeping both parents in the workforce.

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@adrianmorales@ieji.de 2026-07-12 03:52

@desirable_dialogue@ni.hil.ist If you can't equip schools with air conditioners/heat pumps in this day and age of Climate Change and Global Warming, then you shouldn't hold classes in July.

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