Jalen Hurts' $200K Donation Helps 8 More Philadelphia Schools To Have Air Conditioning This School Year

CBS Philadelphia

August 14, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The classrooms at Gloria Casarez Elementary School and seven more schools are cooler for this upcoming school year, thanks to a series of air conditioning installations that the School District of Philadelphia hopes will transform the learning environment for students and teachers alike.

For the first time in her 15 years as principal, Awilda Balbuena can walk through the school knowing her students won't need to battle the sweltering heat.

"The kids will start learning because there won't be that obstacle of let's take breaks, let's get those water breaks, let's put our heads down and cool off," Balbuena said.

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