On a sweltering day when the temperature soared past 100, about 20 women, several with children, sat gamely in a windowless classroom.

THERE was not an empty seat in the windowless classroom.

Osyak high school has taken several direct hits - but the children still need to be taught, and take their lessons in draughty windowless classrooms.

The discussion part of the class, held two weeks ago in a small windowless classroom, seemed to model itself on Britain's House of Commons.

Evans Hall is known for its large number of windowless classrooms.

It happened gradually, mostly within the confines of a large windowless classroom at Roosevelt High.

With its narrow halls, windowless classrooms and sparse public spaces, the exposed concrete building is only slightly more appealing than the county jail.

The windowless classrooms are white wallboard and soundproof.

Closets have been turned into windowless classrooms, dividers have gone up in once-spacious rooms, and the teachers' cafeteria does double duty as a classroom.

Some teachers and students say that the school's design, with windowless classrooms and numerous nooks and crannies, encourages misbehavior.