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“I spent much of the last month worried that a student could die in my classroom,” a special education teacher from Poly High School said about the LBUSD's lack of preparation for September's intense heat wave.
Members of the student-led Long Beach Green Schools Campaign have become a consistent presence at the biweekly Long Beach Unified Board of Education meetings.
Tyler Hendrickson, The562.org Five months into a global pandemic—at a time when planning even a week ahead felt nearly impossible—a group of bright, passionate students was looking ardently toward the future. In August of 2020, a collection of students at Poly High School and other area schools launched the Poly Green Schools Campaign, with aspirations of transitioning the Long Beach Unified School District to 100% clean, renewable energy in all sectors by 2040. - ADVERTISEMENT - The Poly Green Schools Campaign—also called Poly GSC—recently hosted a Climate Town Hall virtually over Zo...