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Heat Waves
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Staying safe during excessive heat is important!
The National Weather Service has extended its Excessive Heat Warning through September 9. During this time, SUSD takes extra precautions to keep your students in cool locations and provide extra water.
- School leadership staff at each site monitor heat information.
- PE classes are held indoors as much as possible and as needed.
- Students with medical conditions are monitored and allowed to rest more frequently as needed.
- Extra water is available at school sites.
- Athletic Directors follow all guidelines and sometimes that means closing practices early or canceling if needed.
We will keep you informed of any and all changes. Our goal is to keep students, teachers, and staff safe at all times.
Updates for the Heat Event beginning 9/1/22:
- *NEW* CDPH Interim Guidance for California Schools, September 7, 2022
- *UPDATED* Cooling locations
- *NEW* SUSD Memo Regarding Heat Advisory | En Espanol, September 7, 2022
- CDE - Excessive Heat Wave in California Press Release, September 1, 2022
- NWS has updated to an Excessive Heat Warning from 9/3/2022 @ 11:00 AM to 9/6/2022 @ 8:00 PM PDT for San Joaquin County, CA - More information.
- NWS provided a written daily brief.
- Here are the links to the Heat Risk Map. Type your zip code to view your location.
- With the NWS update, San Joaquin County is in Phase III of its Extreme Weather Hazard Annex. Please see the attached plan for roles & responsibilities.
- Cal ISO issued a press release on 8/30/22.
RTD
- RTD will provide free bus rides to cooling centers on days forecasted to be 100+ degrees Mon-Sun.
- However, due to the holiday, they will not operate fixed-route or commuter services on Monday, September 5. In its place, RTD offers its on-demand service Van Go! from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Passengers may book a ride up to two days in advance by using the RTD Van Go! app. The app is available from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. For more information on RTD Van Go!, visit sjRTD.com/VanGo or call (209) 943-1111.