Broughton High is latest Wake school to send students home early due to HVAC issues
Broughton High School in Raleigh is sending students home early at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday because of a faulty air conditioning system.
“Due to our HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system not working at full capacity and high temperatures in the building, we will dismiss students at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30,” Janiece Dilts, Broughton’s principal, said in a message on the school’s website.
Dilts said school buses will provide transportation home for students who ride by bus. She said parents can pick up their students for rides out as usual. Staff will remain on campus with students until they are picked up.
District maintenance staff are working on repairs, and the school will update when it knows more, Dilts added.
HVAC issues at multiple Wake schools
Broughton is the fourth Wake County school to close for the day or dismiss students early this week since traditional-calendar schools began on Monday. Both East Millbrook Middle School in Raleigh and Green Hope High School in Cary sent students home early on Monday due to HVAC problems.
Carver Elementary in Wendell was closed Tuesday due to HVAC issues. It reopened Wednesday.
Last week, Southeast Raleigh High School had to dismiss students early twice.
Heading into this week, at least seven Wake year-round and modified-calendar schools had previously sent students home early at one point or another this summer due to HVAC issues.
Teachers at more than 50 Wake schools have complained that the air conditioning at their schools are not working properly. Wake blames a staffing shortage in its HVAC shop and parts delays for the problems.
