This week's heat dome put a big hole in summer school.

Summer classes and other events for students across the country were disrupted by swelteringly high temperatures, a warning of climate-related education disruptions to come.

Along with canceled events, experts say unprepared districts will see repercussions including lower test scores and more behavioral problems if plans are not put in place to handle the heat.

Several schools in New York closed early this week due to the extreme heat, including more than 20 in the Hudson Valley region.

The Washington Central Unified Union School District in Vermont, which was supposed to close for the summer on June 24, shut down four days early due to the weather, according to local outlet WFFF Burlington.

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