My children go to a public school in Basel. We are facing a severe heatwave like everywhere else in Europe. Yesterday the temperature in the afternoon was 37C. They had sports and the teachers took them outside at 2.45pm and they were doing sports partly in the sun and partly in the shade for 1.5 hrs. Several children complained that the heat was too much and perhaps indoor activities would have been better. But the teachers were adamant that they have been inside throughout the day and it is only healthy to be outside and get some fresh air. I find this logic bizarre. Maybe they do this because they have been used to such a routine from the past when summers here used to be milder. But the orange warnings issued by the health departments in Switzerland strongly recommend that we stay indoors. My daughters came back exhausted, dehydrated and with a nosebleed. I come from a place where we have grown up facing extreme summers. This is not healthy and quite dangerous for children especially. What can we do to bring this to the notice of school teachers and management so that such outdoor activities are not carried out until the temperature cools a little bit. submitted by /u/Historical_Money_783
Originally posted by u/Historical_Money_783 on r/Switzerland