There's a petition that was presented by Hessen students, and it brings up a curious dilemma. HR (the Hessen public TV network) presented the basic story.
In the months of May/June, and after the summer vacation period....there's air conditioning in German schools, and it can get miserably hot. I say 'can', because you might have 20 days in a school year where the outdoor mid-day temperature might rise up to around 28-plus degrees (82 degrees F). You might even find five to ten days where it's 32-plus degrees (89 degrees F).
So this petition lists out what the kids want the political folks and school administrators to do.....limit school hours to 30 minutes of learning if it reaches 26 degrees or above. They also want free liquids (meaning bottled water) if the temperature gets above 24 degrees C (75 degrees F). Curiously, the kids even asked that homework be 'dismissed' if the temperature was 26 degrees C (79 degrees F).
Odds of any of this happening?
Here's the thing, the bulk of school days are either cool or reasonable (probably 90-percent). This last four weeks prior to summer vacation, and the four weeks after summer vacation? This is the potential zone where it could be awful hot in a classroom after 11 AM.
I doubt that the schools will agree to free bottled water, with most suggesting to bring some cup from home and just fill it with plain tap water.
As for the excuse to do zero homework? That probably won't wash either.
I had to take a German class once....in the midst of August.....and the heat in the room got up around 34 C (94 degrees F). We marginally made it to the last hour.
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