Air conditioning issues continue at schools across the Triangle.
Students at Hillside High School in Durham were sent home shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday after the air conditioning stopped working and temperatures reached the upper 90s.
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Durham Public Schools say they are unsure about the plans for Hillside operations on Thursday. The principal will notify students and families if the school will be open.
This is not the only school experiencing HVAC issues and sending students home. More than one-third of Wake County Schools had an issue at the time of inspection.
On Wednesday, students at Green Level High School in Cary had to be relocated due to cooling issues and extreme heat.
Wake County Superintendent Robert Taylor said the district is working to resolve air conditioning issues across the district.
"We have 5,700 pieces of equipment in 204 schools," said Taylor. "While we are not perfect in all those regards, that is the continuous work we do to make sure our schools are up and functioning and operating."
WRAL is asking school leaders in Wake and Durham counties:
- Why do HVAC failures continue to happen?
- What can be done to fix the issues faster?
- What is being done to prevent these issues in the future?