Philadelphia Federation Of Teachers Prepares Lawsuit Against School District, Says Testing Showed Alarming Asbestos Levels

THREE TIMES IN THE BACK HEDIED FROM HIS INJURIES.IN OTHER NEWS GROWINGCONCERNS OVER ASBESTOS INPHILADELPHIA'S SCHOOLSPROMPTING SOME TEACHERS TOTAKINGS.HOLDING RALLY, SAFERWORKING AND LEARNINGCONDITIONS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER JANCARABEO LIVE OUTSIDE OFMCCLURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INHUNTING PARK WITH MORE,JANUARY, GOOD MORNING.GOOD MORNING, PARENTSTEACHERS AND LAWMAKERS FORTHAT MATTER HAVE HELD NUMBEROF THESE RALLIES IN RECENTWEEKS, TRYING TO DRAWATTENTION TO THE ONGOINGCRISIS THAT IS ASBESTOS INPHILLY SCHOOLS.NOW THIS RAIL HERE AT MCCLUREELEMENTARY EXPECTED TO STARTTHESE TEACHERS CONCERNED THATTHE SCHOOL DISTRICT RUSHED THEASBESTOS A BASEMENT HERE ATTHIS SCHOOL AND FORCED KIDSBACK TO CLASS BEFORE IT WASSAFE TO DO SO PHILADELPHIAFEDERATION OF TEACHERS SAYS ITIS PREPARING LAWSUIT AFTERRECENT TESTING REVEALEDALARMING LEVELS OF ASBESTOS INTHE AIR HERE AT MCCLUREELEMENTARY.UNION SCIENTIST THAT CONDUCTEDASBESTOS TESTING ON TUESDAY,SAY IT FAILED TO SEAL ANATTIC, TEST THAT IS NIGHT WERENEGATIVE, SO STUDENT LEARNEDTO -- RETURNED TO CLASSWEDNESDAY AFTER THE SCHOOL WASCLOSED FOR MORE THAN THREEWEEKS, NOW IN A STATEMENT THEUNION AGREED ON THE TESTINGPROTOCOL USED ADD THAT IT ISUNCLEAR AS TO WHY THE UNIONCONTINUES TO RAISE QUESTIONSMEANTIME ASBESTOS CONCERNSPOPPED UP AT YET ANOTHERPHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OFFICIALSSAY CLASSROOM AT THE FRANCISHOP KIN SON SCHOOL IN JUNIATAPARK NOW OFF LIMITS DUE TOASBESTOS CONTAMINATION AND BYTHE FITTING, LETTER WENT HOMETO PAREN YESTERDAY EXPLAININGTHAT THE CLASSROOM INVOLVEDWILL NOT BE USED AGAIN UNTILTHE ASBESTOS IS REMEDIATEDOLLARS.AND THE DISTRICT GOES TON SAYTHAT EVERY TIME ASBESTOS ISFOUND, AND ADDRESSED, THEYALWAYS SENDS A LETTER HOME TOPARENTS.BUT, TEACHERS AND PARENTS SAYTHAT THE COMMUNICATION BETWEENTHE DISTRICT AND PARENTS HASIN THE BEEN TRANSPARENTTHROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS,AND BOTTOM LINE HERE TODAYTHEY SAY THEY JUST WANT THESESCHOOLS SAFE FOR WHEN TEACHERSAND STUDENTS STEP FOOT INSIDEOF THEM.WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOWTHIS ONGOING STORY BUT FOR NOW