No AC in busses or school for me (MN) - I graduated in 1994. I'm not aware of any school that had AC - it would have been pretty big news.

Most rooms didn't even have windows that opened in the high school.

No, but one of the rooms in the same building had a window.

No AC for me, K-12. I graduated high school in 1976 in southeastern Mass.

In the early 60’s in Denver we had a big old black iron Hunter oscillating fan on the teacher’s desk, that would chop your hand off if you were foolhardy enough to stick it through the safety guard. Or so we were told.

In Midland, the Middle School was modern enough to be air conditioned.

None K-12, although my graduation year (2001) they were planning to add AC to my high school for next year.

Neither elementary schools had A/C, both built in the 1950’s. Attended two high schools in different districts, first one built in 1964, second one in 1953 with a large addition in 1968-1969. Neither of those had A/C either.

Didn't get A/C until 7th grade in 1974. The school was only a few years old. Then came high school which was built after the junior high. Strangely, they were built on some odd theories about learning at the time and had no windows. So A/C was necessary especially since it was really hot there. In K-6th we had the older classrooms including a wooden bungalow in 4th grade. They had the wall of windows and we would use the long pole to pull the upper windows open. If things were still too warm, the teacher would bring in a large box fan to help with circulation.

Growing up next door in Naperville in the 70’s, I believe we did have AC. They did shut it off in the summer so summer school classes suffered without it.

Nope, we just suffered through the heat.

Nope.

Graduated HS in 1991 and it was a really big deal then to be allowed to wear shorts the last week of the school year which typically ended in early June. No shorts allowed before then except for gym class. Now I think they let kids wear whatever they want all year.

K-12 in SW Michigan ('60s and '70s)- no AC.

Early to mid 70s in elementary school, no.
Late 70s, Jr high school at the time was a brand new school so for 2 years, yes.
High school in the early 80s, no.

Yes and no. Some classes had it and some did not. My daughters are in the same elementary school that I attended that was built in 1949.

...but we didn't start school until after Labor Day in September and it ended at Memorial Day in May.

They've pushed the school year here to begin in the beginning of August and end the week after Memorial Day.

My daughters bake longer in August and September in the same classrooms that I baked in back in late 80's and early 90's.

No A/C and the heat kind of worked. Lots of sweaters and jackets were seen. I grew up in central Ohio.

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Michael
USMC Ret

Nope, in NH. Didn't have it in my college dorm in Texas, either (Texas Tech, early '80s). We used 2 box fans - one facing in, one out - to circulate air in the room. Man, the inward facing fan would get clogged up with that Lubbuttock red dust...

No A/C in any classroom I ever sat in from K-12th grade. Never had it in the house till the mid 1960's.

I laugh now a days when people go on and on about all the deaths that will occur when the "heat wave" comes.
I don't ever remember anyone dyeing from the heat all the time I was growing up.
Uncomfortable maybe, but not death.

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No A/C in any classroom I ever sat in from K-12th grade.

Same here, in Southern California. But, like some others, school never started until after Labor Day.

None at home school or college. Waking up in the am with sheets sticking to you. Only wealthy people had AC. No outhouses though.

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I don't ever remember anyone dyeing from the heat all the time I was growing up.
Uncomfortable maybe, but not death

^^^^^^^^^^
You missed it. In inner city Chicago many elderly died from the heat as they had their windows nailed shut because of the crime. The elderly were not about to open fire hydrants to cool off.

No, not a bit.