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Johann Calhoun, Chalkbeat PhiladelphiaJuly 15, 2021
School District of Philadelphia Chief Operating Officer Reggie McNeil points to the district’s new air and surface purifiers. Thursday’s announcement was made at Juniata Park Academy in the lower Northeast. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat)
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Following a contentious year where Philadelphia teachers threatened to strike over ventilation problems in school buildings, Superintendent William Hite announced Thursday that all classrooms will have air and surface purifiers when school starts in the fall.
The safety of the city’s aging buildings became a key issue earlier this year in the debate about students returning to school for the first time since March 2020. After the district bought 3,000 window fans to improve air circulation, parents and teachers widely criticized the move on social media. Some even suggested that the fans were dangerous.
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Philadelphia school district students will receive a new SEPTA fare card as a replacement for Transpasses
When Philadelphia students return to the classroom at the end of August, they will receive the new fare card that SEPTA has been developing to phase out the use of their student transportation card.
Approximately 65,000 students who rely on SEPTA to get to and from school will receive new Student fare card On the first day of class, August 31st, tThe Philadelphia School District and SEPTA announced on Thursday. Contactless, reusable chip cards will be used in the 2021-22 school year.
With the new card, students will be able to click to board SEPTA Bus, trolleybus and subway The card is valid only on school days up to eight times between 5:30 am and 8 pm each day. Those who use the regional railway line to learn can upgrade their student fare card at designated SEPTA stations for approximately US$10 per 5-day school week.