Schools with no air conditioning? True, but those schools are not open during the summer. At least not in the Jordan School District, and probably not in Canyons School District, either.
Randy Haslam, who is in charge of new construction with the Jordan District, said Joel P. Jensen, West Jordan and Oquirrh Hills middle schools do not have air conditioning.
But, since they are not open in the summer, the need is not as great. Some things happen in the summer, like rental use, such as dance recitals, but nothing major.
If money were alloted for new air conditioning, it would likely come from bond money, not state funds. So, while it does not mean the state should not allocate more money for education, the lack of air conditioning does not point directly at the lack of state funding.
(Actually, I should probably double-check that with Haslam, for while he indicated money for air conditioning would likely come from bonding, if it could even possibly come from state funds, then more state funding of schools could solve the no-air conditioning problem.)
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