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Portables kept too cold for students: parent continued from p.4 "She has been saying it's cold (in the portable)." Yamoah said the school confirmed the temperature in the classroom had been 18C the previous day. "I've been in the office at the school. It's not 18 degrees," Yamoah said, "but we've got kids sitting out there (in portables) for seven hours a day. My daughter is wearing a coat and a sweater. Something needs to be done." Silvestri said Yamoah has been the only parent this year to raise concerns about the temperatures in the portables. Cullen said all of the board's 337 portable classrooms are equipped with heat ventilation units, which operate much like a house's furnace. It draws in fresh air, heats it and circulates it through the classroom. Cullen said extreme cold can cause problems, such 7 | Friday, January 16, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com I've been in the office at the school. It's not 18 degrees, but we've got kids sitting out there (in portables) for seven hours a day. My daughter is wearing a coat and a sweater. Something needs to be done. Betty-Ann Yamoah Oakville He added that a classroom's temperature can also be greatly impacted by how many times the door is opened as students and staff enter and leave the room. Yamoah has also registered her concerns via an email to Ward 5 Town councillors, the public school board chair Kelly Amos and Oakville MPP and Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn. On Jan. 14, Yamoah received a reply from Alex Wellstead, Flynn's Oakville constituency office manager, indicating that the office had contacted the Ministry of Labour to investigate guidelines that apply to the issue and would follow up with her. Action as dampers freezing, allowing more cold air in than can be heated before it is circulated. Cullen said most portables have their own thermostat allowing the occupants to control the temperature in the classroom. 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