[Angelino97]

There were holes in the walls,

Bullet holes?

failing air conditioning that made paying attention in class impossible in the sweltering heat.

I attended Catholic schools in NYC. No air conditioning. Swelter in early fall and late spring. So what?

If we complained about our discomfort, the nuns would scold us and say that we should "offer it as a sacrifice to God."

[EEGator]

Impossible. White people have had air conditioning since the Devil gave it to us…