Extreme heat days are overheating schools more often and experts say it needs our attention [Video]

As summer approaches, classrooms start getting sticky and uncomfortable, according to Grade 8 students at Sts. Cosmas and Damian Catholic School in Toronto. 

“You’re always sweating a lot and you’re always focusing on: ‘Oh my God, I want to cool down,'” said 13-year-old Carmine Pantano. “I can feel a little bit dizzy when it’s too hot.”

On hot days, shades come down, windows capable of opening are, lights go off and the library becomes a cooling centre booked in 20-minute increments. Tower fans whir from classroom corners. Built in the 1950s, the school doesn’t have air conditioning.

This year, there is an outdoor misting station to provide some cooling, one of 12 being piloted by the Toronto Catholic School Board. It …