Schools trying to keep cool

Notebooks and pencils aren't the only school supplies students and teachers needed as they returned to school this past week. What about water bottles and box fans?

Temperatures hit the 90s again just as many schools started classes. On the second floor of Tuscola Community High School, that means things can get unbearable pretty quickly.

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