Overview

• The Madrid Assembly voted down the popular legislative initiative to require insulation and climatization in all regional schools, with PP and Vox rejecting the measure despite more than 70,000 supporting signatures.
• The proposal detailed upgrades such as façade insulation, HVAC renewal, improved carpentry, shade and green areas, and rooftop solar across public, concerted and private educational centers.
• The Spanish Labour Inspectorate ordered the regional education authority to present immediate measures within two months after verifying summer temperatures above the 27°C workplace maximum.
• High temperatures persisted on Friday, with at least seven schools in Santa Cruz de Tenerife authorized to switch to online teaching under a four‑level heat protocol.
• Parents’ groups and unions reported faintings and other heat‑related incidents in several provinces, and figures cited in Madrid indicate only about 200 of 1,800 centers have been acclimatized.