Bridgeport Public Schools plans to tap nearly $2 million in federal COVID-related aid to replace the aging air conditioning and heating system at James J. Curiale School. The new HVAC system will be installed over the summer and is expected to serve the K-8 school in the city’s West End for at least for the next two decades, according to Jorge Garcia, a district official who oversees school facilities. The upgrades are part of a renewed focus around improving cooling and heating systems in school buildings across the district, many of which were built decades ago and lack up-to-date equipment. Air conditioning is considered a crucial tool that allows schools to stay open during dangerous heat waves. School leaders last year announced plans to install A/C units at Wilbur Cross and Columbus schools, and federal officials over the summer awarded the city $3 million for upgrades to the heating and cooling system and other infrastructure at Geraldine Johnson and Luis Munoz Marin schools.
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