Dozens of Philadelphia schools will shift to virtual learning on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, due to extreme heat in the region. Léelo en español aquí The heat wave began Monday and continued Tuesday with record-breaking temperatures in the 90s. The extreme heat will continue on Wednesday with highs in the mid-90s. Early Tuesday evening, Oz Hill, the Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Philadelphia School District, sent a letter to families of students announcing 57 schools will shift to virtual learning on Wednesday as a result. Any early childhood centers operating at the locations will also shift to virtual learning while all in-person after-school activities, including all athletic programs scheduled for Wednesday, are also canceled. “The Philadelphia region continues to experience higher than normal temperatures this week,” Hill wrote. “And while the District has made significant progress toward ensuring our schools are adequately cooled in order to provide safe and comfortable learning environments, there are still a number of schools with inadequate cooling systems.” The following schools will be under virtual learning on Wednesday (CLICK HERE TO ENLARGE). Students were sent home with their chromebooks on Monday to help with the virtual learning, according to Hill. The school district shared the following information for families of students. Chromebooks – If your child needs a District-issued Chromebook or their Chromebook needs repair, you can: visit one of the District’s two Parent and Family Tech Support Centers (listed below) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; call our Tech Support Hotline  at 215-400-4444; or email [email protected].  FitzPatrick Annex Building (rear of Aloysius L. FitzPatrick Elementary School)4101 Chalfont Drive, Philadelphia PA 19154 Martin Luther King High School (parking lot entrance on Haines Street)6100 Stenton Avenue; Philadelphia, PA 19138 Support services – We know that shifting to virtual learning can be a challenge. Please visit phila.gov to find food or meal distribution sites in Philadelphia or call the Philly Hopeline at 1-833-PHL-HOPE if you or your child would like free counseling services. ...read more read less