LYDIA Bright has blasted schools for closing early amid the UK heatwave, branding the measures “madness”.
The former Towie star believes the response has been over the top and that schools should remain open.
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Lydia with daughter Loretta as she branded school closures ‘madness’ Credit: Instagram /@lydiabright
Lydia blasted heatwave school closures as “madness” in an Instagram rant Credit: Instagram
Venting on Instagram, the mum-of-one shared a lengthy post outlining her frustrations, asking: “Am I the only one who thinks this is madness?”
Lydia explained: “At 7.15pm on Monday night, I received an email to say the school would be closing at 1pm on Tuesday and now today and Thursday because of the heat.
“I’m struggling to get my head around it. Children all over the world sit in classrooms in these temperatures every day, without air conditioning.”
Experts have warned that some school classrooms can become unsafe during extreme heat, with pupils at increased risk of heat exhaustion, dehydration and heat stroke.
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Why on earth do schools need to CLOSE in hot weather? Let’s go back to ’76
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Lydia questioned whether shutting schools early was helping families as temperatures soared Credit: Instagram
Lydia with daughter Loretta, who she co-parents with ex-partner Lee Cronin Credit: Instagram
Many school buildings are not designed to cope with prolonged high temperatures, with the majority lacking air conditioning and classrooms overheating.
However, not all parents have welcomed the measures, with some taking to school WhatsApp groups to vent their frustrations.
Lydia continued: “Our children happily spend entire days on holiday in this heat and when we collect them at 1pm we’re taking them home to houses that are exactly the same temperature.
“Maybe I’m missing something? I’m currently overseas trying to rearrange plans for Loretta and I know I won’t be the only working parent trying to move schedules and commitments.
“It feels like we’re solving one problem by creating another for hundreds of working families.”
Lydia is mum to six-year-old Loretta, who she co-parents with her ex-partner, garage owner Lee Cronin.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning, warning of a risk to life as Britain battles soaring temperatures, with travel disruption and service restrictions in place across parts of the country.
