THINK WE'RE OKAY. TOMORROW IS ANOTHER STORY. WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP. ALL RIGHT, MARK, THANK YOU. THE SWELTERING HEAT TODAY ENOUGH TO FOR SOME SCHOOLS TO SHUT DOWN ALTOGETHER. SOME DISTRICTS. >> SAY CONDITIONS WERE SIMPLY TOO DANGEROUS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING NEWS FIVE'S CATHERINE ROSS WAS IN AVON LAKE EARLIER TODAY WITH THE DISTRICT CLOSED 5 OF ITS 7 BUILDINGS AND EXPLAINS WHY SOME LEADERS FEEL THE HEAT IS HIGHLIGHTING A NEED FOR UPGRADES. >> THE THOMAS FAMILY IS PREPARING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL. SO LAST-MINUTE SCHEDULE CHANGES, CONFLICTS, EARNING ALL THAT OTHER DETAILS WILL ALSO PREPARING TO BEAT THE HEAT, AIR-CONDITIONED WINDOWS DOWN BREEZE, THE PRIVATE SCHOOL, THE THOMAS CHILDREN 10 DOES HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. BUT THAT'S NOT THE KINGSTON. SOME AVON LAKE SCHOOLS DOWN THE STREET. IT GETS REAL UNCOMFORTABLE. REAL QUICK. SO I. >> I CAN'T IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO CORRAL, YOU KNOW, 23 OR 24 KINDERGARTNERS IN A SPACE LIKE THIS SECTOR OF OPERATIONS. NED LOVER SHOW JUST AROUND ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S FACILITIES CLOSED FOR HEAT TUESDAY. MOST ROOMS ARE PRETTY STAGNANT, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF DAY. THEY'RE REALLY COOKING 5 YVONNE LAKES, 7 SCHOOL BUILDINGS DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AT ALL. SOME SPACES FEATURE CEILING FANS. AND IN SPECIAL CASES, THE DISTRICT WILL ACCOMMODATE MEDICAL CONDITION TO THE PORTABLE AC UNIT. >> THE LAW FOR SAYS IT ONLY GOES SO FAR. HEALTH AND SAFETY COMES FIRST. AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TO CANCEL SCHOOL. IT'S IN MID 80'S IN THIS GYM AT EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> AND THAT'S WITH THE LIGHTS OFF AND NO ONE IN THE BUILDING. DISTRICT STAFF HERE SAYS THAT YOU CAN GET DANGEROUSLY HOT ON DAYS LIKE THIS. THAT CALLED BECOMES VERY CRUCIAL. WHEN YOU'VE GOT BUILDING TEMPERATURES THAT DON'T HAVE AIR THAT CAN REACH OVER 100 DEGREES IN THE HALLWAYS. >> TO THINK ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR KIDS, SUPERINTENDENT JOEL MAGYAR. HE'S SPOKEN TO US SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT HER CONCERNS OVER THE DISTRICT'S AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. A BOND ISSUE, AN OPERATING LEVY WILL BOTH BE ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER. >> AND IF PAST MAKER SAYS THE MONEY GENERATED WILL HELP FUND IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH 2 NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AIR CONDITIONING IS ONE PART OF THAT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE MOST UPDATED SPACES SO THAT WE CAN EDUCATE OUR KIDS FOR THEIR FUTURE. SHAKER HEIGHTS PAST HIS OWN LEVEE LAST YEAR AND WILL START OVERHAULING ITS FACILITIES THIS FALL ON TUESDAY WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. THE SUPERINTENDENT THERE SAID THE DISTRICT WOULD BE ADDING FANS ENCOURAGING HYDRATION AND LIMITING SOME ACTIVITY. SOME PARENTS LIKE THOMAS BELIEVE KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A BACKUP PLANE YOU HAVE TO HAVE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE OTHER SOLUTIONS LIKE A NEW STUDY OUTSIDE DISTRICTS TELL US THEY'LL CONTINUE MONITORING THE WEATHER AND KEEPING HEALTH AND SAFETY. TOP OF MIND IN AVON LAKE CATHERINE. ROSS NEWS 5. >> OK, BUT HERE'S THE THING. THE HEAT WAVE IS NOT JUST SITTING OVER U.S. SCHOOLS FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE NORTHEAST CANCELED ACTIVITIES SENT STUDENTS HOME EARLY OR CLOSED ALTOGETHER BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING. AND ALL OF THAT IS FUELING