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#TSRPositiveImages: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback #JalenHurts is donating $600,000 to upgrade the HVAC system at Northeast High School, one of 52 schools in the Philadelphia district that still does not have air conditioning.
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Hurts surprised more than 1,000 students and staff Tuesday to announce the donation, the largest contribution his foundation has made to date.
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Hurts said he first learned about the district’s lack of air conditioning three years ago and was shocked that extreme heat could force schools to close. “Growing up in the South, I was very blown away about school being canceled not for snow, but for lack of AC,” he said.
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District officials say the number of schools without air conditioning has dropped from 118 to 52. This school year alone, those remaining schools have already experience...