Children spend almost half of the daylight hours in schools, so for parents the conditions in which the child learns are of great importance. Sanitary and hygienic indicators and lighting for children's health and immunity play a big role. The characteristics of a child’s body are such that even the slightest change in microclimate affects thermoregulation. That is why schoolchildren need to ensure appropriate temperature conditions and comfort. If the temperature regime in the school is not maintained, then the release of heat by the growing body increases, which leads to cooling, and in such a situation it’s just a stone’s throw away.

Sanitary standards

The microclimate in any room depends on the air temperature, its humidity (relative), as well as the speed of movement. While the last two indicators are easy to regulate, the internal air temperature in schools depends on a number of factors. The most significant factor is the heat transfer of the heating system. If the school is connected to a central heating system, then all that the school management can do is install high-efficiency radiators. High-quality doors that fit tightly to the frame help to maintain normal air temperatures in the school. If these measures do not help, it is recommended to keep a temperature log at school. The results of daily measurements can be presented to the heat supply organization.

According to current standards, attending school is possible at the following temperature conditions:

  • from 17 degrees in classrooms;
  • from 15 degrees in school workshops, workshops;
  • from 15 degrees in the gym;
  • from 19 degrees in locker rooms and dressing rooms;
  • from 16 degrees in the library;
  • from 17 degrees in assembly halls;
  • from 17 degrees in toilets;
  • from 21 degrees in the medical room.

If the minimum temperature in the school premises is below normal, canceling classes is the only possible solution.

The vicissitudes of the weather

The temperature inside school premises cannot but depend on the temperature outside the window. Even the best quality windows and doors will not save you from the cold if winter is fierce outside. Severe frosts are often a reason for the official cancellation of classes. Relevant standards have been developed in the CIS countries. Thus, the temperature at which classes are canceled in schools varies from -25 to -40 degrees. In addition, wind speed also matters. If it is less than two meters per second, then training sessions are canceled at the following temperature conditions:

  • -30 degrees for students in grades 1-4;
  • -35 degrees for students in grades 1-9;
  • -40 degrees for students in grades 1-11.

At higher wind speeds, the conditions for canceling classes are as follows:

During extreme air temperatures that are unusual for specific regions, local television channels, radio and print media inform the population about the closure of schools. But the best way to find out if school is canceled is phone call to the class teacher.

Ultimately, parents should be guided common sense. If it is bitterly cold outside and going to school turns into an extreme ordeal, then you should skip classes even if they are not officially cancelled. Practice with your child in his absence educational material easier than treating him for hypothermia and filling out a sick leave certificate at the clinic, so as not to receive a reprimand at work from management.

The temperature at which school is canceled can range from -25 to -35 degrees. You will learn more detailed information on this topic from the materials in this article.

General information

As you know, children and adolescents spend almost all their time in general education institutions. That is why the conditions in which they live are very important for their parents. After all, room lighting and sanitary and hygienic indicators play a huge role for children's health and immunity. This is due to the fact that the characteristics of a small organism are such that even minor changes in the microclimate affect thermoregulation. Therefore, all schoolchildren urgently need to ensure maximum comfort and appropriate If such conditions in educational institution are not observed, then the heat transfer from a growing organism increases noticeably. This often leads to hypothermia, which in most cases contributes to the appearance of colds.

In connection with all of the above, it should be noted that almost every parent of a schoolchild is interested in the question of what should be the temperature at which school is canceled? To answer this, you should turn to sanitary standards.

Sanitary standards

Surely every child knows in what weather school is canceled. After all, such changes allow you to “legally” skip classes. But in addition to the general condition (“extreme cold”), there is also a more specific temperature at which school is canceled.

As you know, the microclimate of any room depends on humidity, air temperature and the speed of its movement. Some of these indicators are quite easy to adjust. However, the air temperature in schools depends on several factors. One of them is the heat transfer of the heating system. Thus, if a general education institution is connected to a central heating system, then for a comfortable stay in the building, its management can additionally install radiators that will have high efficiency.

It should also be noted that support normal temperature In schools, tight-fitting doors and high-quality double-glazed windows help quite effectively. If such measures are not provided, then it is recommended that the educational institution keep a temperature log. To fill it out, measurements should be taken every day. In the future, the results should be presented to the heat supply company.

Existing indoor standards

What is the temperature at which school is canceled? This question concerns not only the air temperature outside, but also indoors. According to current standards, you can attend a general education institution under the following regime:

  • from 15 degrees in school workshops and workshops;
  • from 17 degrees in regular classrooms;
  • from 15 degrees in the gym for physical education;
  • from 16 degrees in the school’s general library;
  • from 19 degrees in dressing rooms and locker rooms;
  • from 17 degrees in restrooms;
  • from 17 degrees in halls for cultural development (assembly halls);
  • from 21 degrees in the medical office.

If the existing temperature in classrooms and other premises of the educational institution is below the specified norm, then the question of canceling all classes may well arise.

Does nature have bad weather?

When is school canceled? If you ask a schoolchild this question, you will hear the answer that most often this happens in winter time. Indeed, the temperature inside an educational building cannot help but depend on the outside temperature. After all, as practice shows, even the thickest and highest quality doors and windows cannot save you from extreme cold. That is why winter frosts are very often a reason for “legal” absenteeism from school.

Existing standards

In our country, the following standards exist: if the temperature outside the window varies within -25...-40 degrees, then all educational institutions are required to cancel classes.

By the way, parents of schoolchildren are often interested in the question of what wind conditions cause school to be cancelled. After all, this parameter is also of great importance. So, if the wind is less than 2 meters per second, then all training sessions are canceled in the following mode:

  • -30 degrees for those children studying in grades 1-4;
  • -35 degrees for those children studying in grades 5-9;
  • -40 degrees for those studying in grades 10-11.

Canceling classes in very strong winds

If the temperature outside exceeds 7 meters per second, then classes in schools are canceled at the following temperature values:


Why are classes cancelled?

Some people wonder why schools are sometimes canceled during the winter. As is known, such approximate standards are introduced in order to protect the health of schoolchildren and prevent them from hypothermia and frostbite.

How do you know about extreme air temperatures?

Local TV channels, print media and radio report about events that are unusual for certain regions of our country. Sometimes, with the help of the media, the population is informed about the closure of educational institutions for a certain period of time. However the best way To find out whether school is cancelled, a phone call to the teacher, head teacher or class teacher is all it takes.

It should also be noted that parents need to use common sense. After all, if there is severe frost outside, and the road to an educational institution turns into an extreme journey, then you should not let your child go to classes, even if they have not been officially cancelled. It is better to teach your child the educational material covered in his absence than to treat him later after hypothermia.

Will the six-day school day be canceled?

Discussions about introduction in our country have been going on for quite some time. And just recently, the A Just Russia party introduced a corresponding bill to the State Duma. As you know, it provides for a compulsory five-day school week, but only for schoolchildren who study from 1st to 9th grades. As for older students (grades 10 and 11), only the school administration has the right to decide whether to cancel the six-day period or not, relying on its discretion.

As you know, the party was prompted to such a bill by data from the Ministry of Health. After all, as practice shows, recently the workload in general education institutions has increased so much that children have become sick much more often.

So when will the six-day period in schools be cancelled? It is proposed to introduce such a school week from September 1 of this year (2014).

Advantages and disadvantages

Of course, the fact that students will get an extra day off and be able to spend more time with their parents is the biggest benefit of this change. However, it also has significant drawbacks. Now the entire teaching load will be distributed not over six days, as before, but over five. In other words, the number of lessons will increase significantly. Moreover, students will have to do more homework.

Winter in most regions of Russia is harsh and frosty. Low temperatures are a legitimate reason not to go to school. If local authorities decide to exempt schoolchildren from classes, then the child can officially take a break from school.

There are no clear instructions in educational SanPiN at what temperatures schoolchildren may not study. The decision to cancel classes is made by the local education department, taking into account weather conditions specifically for their region or city at the current time. The message that children may not attend classes is officially reported in the media.

Where do you live

So for central part of Russia reason for canceling classes primary classes The temperature is -23-25 ​​degrees. Middle school students may not attend classes at -26-28, and high school students - from -31 degrees and below. These temperature limits apply to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk and other cities in central Russia.

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, already at -23, schoolchildren can receive an official exemption from classes. Photo: www.russianlook.com

Accordingly, for the northern regions of the country these temperature limits are lower, and for the southern regions they are higher.


So, in the Urals The following cancellation scale applies:

  • -25-28 - kids don’t go to school,
  • -28-30 - students in grades 5-9 do not study,
  • -30-32 - high school students may not come.

In Siberia Even lower temperatures serve as a reason to cancel classes in schools. So, for example, in Omsk and Irkutsk Primary classes do not study at -30 degrees. Schoolchildren in grades 5-9 may not come if the thermometer drops to -32 and -35 degrees. Omsk high school students don’t go to school if it’s -35 outside, and Irkutsk residents don’t go to school if it’s -40.

IN northern regions of Russia Temperatures for canceling classes in schools reach such levels that Russians from other regions cannot even imagine what it’s like to go outside in such frost, let alone send their children somewhere. So, in Yakutia, To prevent students in grades 1-4 from going to school, the thermometer must drop to -40 degrees! For the middle school level, the temperature should be -48, and high school students do not go to school only if it is -50 outside. True, the residents of Yakutia themselves note that -50 in the daytime rarely happens - several separate days throughout the winter.

Regarding southern regions of Russia, then the probability of school cancellations due to low temperatures unlikely here. Frosts are extremely rare here. Even in winter months, the average air temperature in the south of Russia fluctuates around 7-8 degrees above zero, and sometimes reaches +15 and +20 degrees! But in this warm region of Russia, children's institutions may cancel classes due to other vagaries of the weather: floods, hurricanes, storms. These phenomena, unlike frosts, happen here quite often, regardless of the time of year.

Because of frosts in the south of Russia, classes will not be canceled, but because of heavy winds, it is quite possible. Photo: www.russianlook.com

What else affects the cancellation of classes?

When canceling classes in schools due to frost, not only the outside temperature and the region are taken into account.

Makes a big difference wind power. As you know, in windy weather the frost is felt more strongly. Therefore, if the region experiences weather not only with low temperatures, but also with strong winds, then the likelihood of classes being canceled is higher. Typically, the temperature threshold for canceling school classes due to wind drops by 2-3 degrees.

Russians know for sure that even on the coldest day, it’s worth going outside to admire nature. Photo: www.russianlook.com

For example, in Altai in cold weather, children do not learn at -30 degrees, and if there is also a strong wind, then at -27. Middle and high school students do not go to classes at -35, and if the weather is windy, then already at -32 they can stay at home.

Some regions share temperature limits for class cancellations for rural and urban schools. Typically, urban schools close in severe frosts than rural ones. The difference is the same 2-3 degrees. For example, in Udmurtia, Primary school students in rural schools may not attend classes at -25 degrees, and in urban schools - at -27 degrees. Middle and senior schoolchildren may not go to school at -30.

A red nose and frost on your eyelashes from the frost are not yet a reason to stay at home. Photo: www.russianlook.com

By the way, it is worth noting that no matter what the temperature outside, in classrooms the thermometer should show no lower than +18 degrees. If the school building is colder, classes cannot be held. The school must either take immediate action or send the children home.

We remind you once again that the temperature values ​​given are approximate. Every year, before the onset of frost, each region itself determines the temperature at which children can not attend school.

Severe frosts in winter are typical for many regions of the Russian Federation. When the scale on the thermometer steadily drops down, many people ask questions: at what temperature do children not go to school? Do workers have the legal right not to go to work? It is worth noting that the decision regarding the cancellation of classes is made by local regional departments and heads of production enterprises. In this case, both the requirements of the labor code and generally accepted standard norms must be taken into account. Let's look at it in order.

Children attending preschool

Kindergartens operate regardless of climatic conditions. According to the document: SanPiN 2.4.1.1249-03, only walking hours change. So, at a temperature of -15 and wind speeds greater than 7 m/s, children spend a short period outside. If gusts increase to 15 m/s, walks are canceled for children under 4 years old. When the temperature drops to -20, the rest of the kids remain in the groups.

School students

There are various standards for schoolchildren that apply in severe frosts. They depend on the age group.

Classes are canceled in the following order

  • students of rural educational institutions from 1st to 4th grade - at temperatures from -25 degrees
  • schoolchildren from city institutions in grades 1-4 – at temperatures below 27 °C
  • students of all institutions in grades 1-11 - when the indicators drop to -30 ° C

It is worth noting that suspension orders educational process issued by the Ministry of Education. However, the final decision is made directly by the heads of the establishments. Cancelation of classes may be due not only to frost, but also to increased strength of wind gusts.

In regions where more severe climatic conditions are observed, different standards are established. In the northern regions classes for junior schoolchildren are canceled at thermometer readings of -28 °C, for students in grades 5-9 - from 30 °C, for students in grades 10-11 - less than 32 °C.

In Siberia, children do not attend school at -30°C, middle school students at -32°C, and high school students at -35°C.

In Yakutia, grades should be very low. Pupils in grades 1-4 stay at home when the temperature is -40°C, schoolchildren in middle groups - from -48°C, students in grades 10-11 - when the temperature is less than -50°C.

Manufacturing workers

The work of specialists in certain professions, as a rule, stops when critical extreme conditions are reached. If the office or buildings are not heated or are not heated well, management may reduce the length of the work shift. Standards regarding the performance of duties during the winter months outdoors or inside unheated facilities are regulated by Labor Code RF, namely Article 109.

Regulations allow people workplace which is an open space, use breaks for heating. The latter are included in working hours. The duration and number of breaks are parameters determined by the enterprise administration in agreement with the trade union.

So, for example, masons stop working when they reach -25 degrees, if the wind gusts are more than 3 points. In the absence of strong air circulation, work continues down to -30 degrees. Persons who are representatives of other professions and work outdoors stop working, respectively, at -27 or -35 degrees. If a forced stoppage of work is due to the breakdown of special equipment, then downtime is paid in the amount of 2/3 of the salary.

Office employees

Office workers must continue to perform their duties, regardless of weather conditions. Only the temperature indicator directly at the place of work is taken into account. This issue is regulated by sanitary standards according to SanPiN 2.2.4.548-96.

Based on the content of this act, employees are classified into several categories

  • Sedentary work. These are managers, office workers, seamstresses, etc. The norm for them is considered to be conditions within 22-24 degrees with a positive mark.
  • Work on the feet. This includes salespeople, managers, supervisors, consultants and others. They are required to continue activities at a temperature of 21-23 degrees.
  • Work that requires certain physical activity. These are guides, cleaners, and employees of engineering enterprises. Optimal values ​​in this case: 19-21 degrees Celsius.
  • Activities that require walking and carrying weights of no more than 10 kg. This usually includes welders, mechanics and other factory workers. The normal temperature for them is considered to be between 17-19 degrees.
  • Work involving heavy physical labor. These are employees of foundries and forges, loaders carrying objects over 10 kg. In such a situation, the optimal conditions are at a temperature of 16-18 degrees.

If the indicators on the thermometer scale drop by one value, then the working day is shortened by an hour, and so on in geometric progression.

The immediate decision to cancel classes at school due to frost is made by the school administration based on recommendations and orders from the educational authorities of the region or municipality. As a rule, an order is issued for the school. The school may cancel classes completely, or inform parents about the possibility of not attending classes during the cold season.

If attending school in cold weather affects the child’s health, the school will be held responsible. In accordance with the Federal Law “On Education in Russian Federation»responsibility for the life and health of children during the educational process rests with the educational organization.

At what temperature can you not go to school?

When making decisions to cancel classes, executive authorities of the constituent entities refer to letter No. 511-M of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR dated December 22, 1978:


grades 5-9 – minus 30°C and below;
10-11 grades – minus 31°C and below.

IN municipalities where students are transported to their place of study, classes are canceled at the following outside air temperatures:

grades 1-4 – minus 25°C and below;
Grades 5-11 – minus 30°C and below.

Also, authorities and educational organizations refer to the decisions of the chief sanitary doctor of the region. Such decisions are advisory nature. Different regions have their own temperature indicators, at which it is recommended to cancel studies:

Central part of Russia, middle zone:
-23-25°C - grades 1-4;
-26-29°C - grades 1-9;
from -30°C - classes in all classes are cancelled.

In the Urals:
-25-28°C - grades 1-4;
-28-30°C - grades 1-9;
-30-32°C - classes are canceled in all classes.

In Siberia:
-30°C - grades 1-4;
-32-35°C - grades 1-9;
from -40°C - classes in all classes are cancelled.

In the northern regions of Russia:
from -40°C - grades 1-4;
from -48°C - grades 1-9;
from -50°C - classes in all classes are cancelled.