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Frankford High School to reopen after Asbestos discovery in 2023

(WPHL) — Frankford High School is set to repopen for the 2025-2026 school year after an Asbestos discovery shuttered its doors in 2023.

The School District of Philadelphia says, “Students and staff will start the 2025-26 school year with brighter, cleaner, healthier spaces where they can learn and work.”

The school district invested $29.9 million in environmental repairs and building improvements.

On Monday afternoon, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held.

Pennsylvania school district faces federal criminal charges for handling of asbestos

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A Pennsylvania school district is facing federal criminal charges, accused of failing to remediate and report damaged asbestos in school buildings. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed charges Thursday against the School District of Philadelphia, and it's the first time…

June 27, 2025

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Criminal charges filed against School District of Philadelphia, alleges asbestos violations

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed criminal charges Thursday against the School District of Philadelphia. Prosecutors allege violations of legal requirements to promptly inspect, remediate, and report damaged asbestos in multiple schools. The United States and the School District of Philadelphia have…

June 27, 2025

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Families navigate first day of school amid SEPTA cuts

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- Students at Edward T. Steel Elementary received a red-carpet welcome and a high-five from Mayor Cherelle Parker, Principal Mr. Angikindslows Senatus, and several other school administrators as the first day of the 2025-2026 academic school year kicked off for the Philadelphia School District on Monday. "We want to make…

August 25, 2025

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