School District Of Philadelphia Worried About Toll Pandemic Taking On Bottom Line

The district says it's already given out more than 81,000 Chromebooks.

PROPOSAL FRIDAY MORNING NCENTER CITY MATT PETRILLO FORCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLDISTRICT IS WORRIED ABOUT THETOLL THE PANDEMIC IS TAKING ONITS BOTTOM LINE.SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR BILLHITE PUT HIS SIGNATURE ON THELETTER WITH OTHERSUPERINTENDENTS ASKINGCONGRESS FOR $175 BILLION INFUNDING FOR LARGE SCHOOLDISTRICTS.WE KNOW MANY DISTRICTSINCLUDING OURS, FACE ASIGNIFICANT FISCAL CHALLENGEIN THE MONTHS AHEAD AND IN THEYEARS AHEAD, ALREADY WE AREPROJECTING A 38 MILLION-DOLLARREVENUE SHORT FALL OF FISCALYEAR 2021.SO FAR DISTRICT SAYS THEY