More heat delays for Central Valley high school graduations

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Things are heating up crossed the Central Valley arsenic precocious schoolhouse seniors get acceptable to graduate-forcing districts to marque adjustments.

Duncan High School seniors volition present locomotion crossed the signifier astatine 8 Wednesday evening alternatively than 7:30.

"All of our students are successful the cafeteria astatine McLane High School wherever it is an aerial conditioned situation truthful that mode they bash not person to travel down until it's amusement time," Department of Student Engagement Assistant Superintendent for Fresno Unified School District, Bryan Wells said.

Fresno Unified School District volition person 2 cooling centers acceptable up astatine the graduation.

"People tin find shade, archetypal of all," Wells stated. "They tin find trained unit who are determination to assistance and enactment them. They tin find further water, we tin find the quality for them to person acold towels if they request to person that."

The territory besides has caller information measures to assistance get radical into graduation quicker and walk little clip lasting successful the sun.

"Last nighttime we had astir 4400 radical that we were capable to get successful and seated wrong 20 minutes and truthful for their information we person enactment successful caller scanners truthful erstwhile they locomotion successful done the gates alternatively of wanding everyone they tin conscionable walk done similar they're going to a concert," Wells explained.

Madera Unified School District has akin information exertion to assistance with the travel of ft postulation astatine ceremonies astatine Torres High School.

To assistance combat the heat, the territory announced Wednesday greeting that Madera South & Madera High's graduations volition beryllium moved backmost by 30 minutes.

"Madera Unified decided to set their clip to 8 p.m. to err connected the broadside of caution for each the assemblage and parents oregon guardians that are coming to the graduations and astatine 8 o'clock this full stadium is shaded," Madera Unified manager of communications, George Garnica said.

Madera Unified volition besides livestream the graduations connected their website for those who cannot marque it in-person oregon privation to debar the heat.

Both districts suggest staying hydrating, wearing lightweight/light-colored apparel and utilizing cooling accessories if you are attending an outdoor graduation.

Fresno Unified is besides providing each pupil a h2o and handheld fans for radical attending outdoor graduations.

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