A head teacher who kept his school open during the record-breaking June heatwave has said people become "a bit snowflakey" in hot weather. Hundreds of schools across England and Wales closed or changed timetables amid a rare red warning for extreme heat. Despite his school's attendance falling to 33% on one of the hottest days, Alun Ebenezer, head of Caldicot School in Monmouthshire, criticised the widespread disruption. Ebenezer acknowledged that other schools faced different challenges, but said "the real world carries on in the heat" Chris Parry, the head teacher of Lewis School in Pengam which closed for two days during the heatwave, said his decision was made to prioritise pupil safety. #BBCNews #secondaryschool #school #caldicot #Wales