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England and Wales face unprecedented heatwaves, triggering rare red alerts and forcing over a thousand schools to close or shorten hours as temperatures soar toward 40°C. While the Education Secretary urges attendance for disadvantaged students, many schools are acting independently—some closing early, others loosening uniform rules to ease the burden. Parents are rallying, launching fundraisers across counties to buy air conditioning and fans for classrooms. Meanwhile, a petition with over 11,000 signatures and teacher unions are pushing for a legally binding maximum temperature limit for school operations, highlighting a national struggle to balance education with extreme weather safety.

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