CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Adkins Middle School students were released early Friday after the school experienced what CCISD officials are calling a "partial loss of A/C."
Parents could be seen lined up outside the school at around 1:25 p.m. to take students home.
3NEWS spoke with parents and other adults Friday who said that they received a call from the school at around noon.
Tina Tamez said that while parents were notified of the A/C issue, there was still some confusion when it came to picking up her grandchild.
"So, they said that if we picked them up, they'd be counted for the day,” she said. “Although before the message was sent out, they should've had a better system going on because I waited about 45 minutes to an hour just to get him with me, to get him released."
CCISD issued a news release Friday explaining the situation and saying students were being kept in air-conditioned areas as needed.
The district's HVAC team is expected to have the system repaired in time for class on Monday.
This is a developing story. Check back with 3NEWS for updates.
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