32 Baltimore Schools Closing Early Monday, Officials Say

BALTIMORE, MD — Multiple schools in Baltimore City that lack air conditioning dismissed early Monday, according to authorities.

Students at the impacted schools shifted from in-person to virtual learning for the day at 10:30 a.m.

Staff members will be teaching from home, according to Baltimore City Public Schools officials.

Temperatures are expected to hit 92 degrees and will feel like 97 degrees on the heat index Monday afternoon, according to the forecast for Baltimore from the National Weather Service.

With high temperatures also in the forecast for Tuesday, school officials said they would notify families Monday night of any schedule changes at campuses that lack air conditioning.

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These schools lack air conditioning, according to Baltimore City Public Schools:

• Angela Y. Davis Leadership Academy
• Baltimore City College
• Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
• Calverton Elementary/Middle School
• City Springs Elementary/Middle School
• Collington Square Elementary/Middle School
• Cross Country Elementary/Middle School
• Curtis Bay Elementary/Middle School
• Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary School
• Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School
• Furley Elementary School
• Guilford Elementary/Middle School
• Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School
• Johnston Square Elementary School
• National Academy Foundation
• New Era Academy
• Northwood Elementary School
• Patterson High School
• Robert W. Coleman Elementary School
• Southwest Baltimore Charter School
• Vanguard Collegiate Middle School
• Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle School
• Yorkwood Elementary School
• Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
• Empowerment Academy
• Midtown Academy
• The Mount Washington School (lower building)
• Youth Opportunity

Because air conditioning was not working properly at Highlandtown, Liberty Elementary and William S. Baer School, authorities said those were dismissing students early too, and Kipp Harmony Academy was closing at noon Monday.