Temperatures are expected to be hot today, so classrooms that don’t have air conditioning could be very difficult for teachers to teach and students to learn.

Frederick Douglas High School in northwest Baltimore is one of those schools that does not have air conditioning.

Frederick Douglas is one of the few schools that is expected to have heating and cooling units installed by the end of the year. Multiple teacher union reps say they can’t wait if they want their students to do well in school. The teachers union asked for donations for fans. One man stepped up to help with a tall order. His name is Khan Dhillon and he bought 500 fans and donated them to the district for 11 schools.

Meanwhile, the district already installed A/C units in a few schools this summer and more than a dozen other schools are to be outfitted with air conditioning by December.

Baltimore City Schools Superintendent Sonja Santelises recognizes that starting a new school year is challenging enough for students.

“If I had my wishes, every school would have perfect climate tomorrow, that’s what our young people deserve. But it’s also why we continue to make the push for the capital investment given we have the oldest portfolio of buildings in the state,” said Santelises.

Plans to install air conditioning in another 50 schools are pending design, request for bids, and other building renovations.