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Feb 26, 2021 Long before COVID-19 created chaos for schools, Scranton, Philadelphia and other school districts were immersed in emergencies created by asbestos and lead contamination in school buildings. The problem is especially acute in many urban districts because their buildings often are old, but it is far from exclusive. Even districts formed by state-mandated mergers 40 years ago which often included the construction of new schools have problems with toxic materials. Friday, a group of state House and Senate Democrats proposed a plan to attack hazardous conditions in public school buildings statewide. The first part of the plan would expand the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, the state’s principal economic development program, by $1 billion specifically to fund hazardous material removal projects in public schools.

Philadelphia teachers union endorses bogus claims of school renovations as cover for reopening schools

Philadelphia teachers union endorses bogus claims of school renovations as cover for reopening schools p . EST Thursday night, February the network of Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committees. As the March 1 start date nears for the first phase of reopening for the School District of Philadelphia (SDP), the eighteenth largest in the country, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) is continuing to provide political cover for the school district’s reopening plans, worked out with the union behind closed doors. The PFT, while posing as “concerned” about certain elements of the reopening plans, claims falsely that schools can be made safe through updates to decrepit school buildings, in particular, improved ventilation systems. In comments before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Education Committee, PFT Legislative Representative Hillary Linardopoulos said, “Let’s be clear: our goal at [the PFT] has been, and will continue to be, to reopen buildings, be

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Fiedler unveils plan to repair hazardous public schools in PA

Fiedler unveils plan to repair hazardous public schools in PA
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