Wayne Officials Warn Graduation Attendees Of Heat Advisory, Extremely High Temps Expected

WAYNE, NJ — Wayne officials are warning residents to proceed with caution to Tuesday night’s high school graduations, citing the extreme heat advisory in the county.

Wayne Hills High School and Wayne Valley High School seniors are scheduled to graduate Tuesday night in two outdoor ceremonies. Officials from the Wayne Office of Emergency Management are urging guests to consider watching the graduation ceremony on livestream rather than in person.

“Due to the extreme heat, all those that have reason to attend are encouraged to consider the available live streams that both schools are offering to view the graduation rather than attending in person on the field,” the announcement read. “Both schools will have the option of viewing the livestream in air conditioning in their auditoriums. Keep in mind, the auditoriums may reach full capacity.”

Weather forecasts in Wayne show that temperatures are expected to be around 98 degrees during the graduation ceremonies.

Officials suggest that those who are extremely sensitive to heat watch the livestream from home.

Both graduations will be held on Tuesday at their respective schools from 6 to 8 p.m. Each live stream begins at 5:55 p.m.

Click here to access Wayne Hills High School’s live stream.
Click here to access Wayne Valley High School’s live stream.

This announcement comes after a “mass casualty event” during Monday’s Paterson graduation ceremony, which was shut down due to more than 160 people being sickened by the heat, according to reports.

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