After Building 21 welcomed students back Tuesday following a two-month closure because of asbestos, the West Oak Lane high school closed back down Wednesday — this time because of water damage.
a two-month closure because of asbestos, the West Oak Lane high school closed back down Wednesday — this time because of water damage.On Tuesday night, plaster fell from a Building 21 staircase ceiling, apparently from water damage, school district chief operating officer Oz Hill wrote in a letter to district families obtained by The Inquirer.
Jerry Roseman, director of environmental science for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, said the plaster that fell in both stairwells contained asbestos, but said the extent of the damage is not yet fully known. When students returned to the school Tuesday, they “were in their glory,” said Cassandra Smith, parent of a Building 21 senior. Smith volunteered at a welcome-back barbecue at the school. “Happy to see each other is an understatement. There was a lot of hugging and kids being kids. I heard some kids talking about prom, and other good conversations.”
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