Fireworks flew at Strawberry Mansion High School as what was supposed to be an open house for parents and students to check out the school, quickly turned into a shouting match with parents demanding answers.
Parents are expressing their outrage to district officials, saying they do not feel safe letting their children travel six miles from West Oak Lane to North Philadelphia while asbestos is removed from Building 21.Students and staff will not be returning to the Building 21 school after asbestos was discovered after an inspection and a meeting to discuss the backup plan quickly got heated.
Building 21 senior Taylor Gatewood stated, "It’s unsafe around here, so how do you expect us to come to Strawberry Mansion when we’re already unsafe at Building 21? We’re already beefing with each other, and you’re going to expect us to go to North Philly?"Students will learn remotely after asbestos discovered in West Oak Lane's Building 21 school
"I would not ask you to send your student to school as I would not send my student to school if I was not comfortable, so we will do our best to support you," Brianne MacNamara, Principal at Building 21, said.
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