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Savannah Classical Academy (SCA) students returned to school with malfunctioning HVAC systems, causing high classroom temperatures.
Funding for a new HVAC system was approved through ESPLOST V, but funds are not yet available to the school.
SCA is using portable AC units and other temporary solutions while awaiting ESPLOST funds.
Responsibility for the HVAC repairs falls on the charter school, according to the school district.
"The kids are boiling," said Jae Harrison, whose children are in third and fourth grade at Savannah Classical Academy (SCA), 705 E. Anderson St. Harrison is also president of the Spartan Club, which is the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System charter school's parent organization.
When SCA students in grades 4-12 started back on Tuesd