Teaching in a 52 year old building

Any time you get 1600 14-19 year olds in one building, there are going to be issues. Put those same 1600 kids in a 52 year old building, and the issues get worse.

Issue #1-Trash-Since the building is old and falling apart already, students have no problem leaving there trash around. Granted, they would leave trash and junk in a new building, too. But, a new building wouldn't have issue #2.

#2-Pests-I have so many ants in my room, that anytime I have an itch on my arm, I think it's an ant. (Often times it is.) I have killed 2 mice this year and some of our cockroaches are two inches long.

#3-Heating and cooling system-When this school was built, school started after labor day and finished before Memorial Day. Schools didn't have air conditioning back then. They were designed to have a constant air flow to cool the building. Now, much of that airflow has been stopped and that creates stuffy classrooms. The retrofitted AC is too cold. The boiler system is miserable. My room was over 100 degrees when I came in this morning. (Not an exaggeration)

I am fully aware that no school is perfect and that our administration is restricted in what they can do. I just want a room that isn't so hot.