Juan Namnun, an award-winning Frankford High health and physical education teacher and baseball coach, was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer in 2022.| Inquirer.com
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) was passed by Congress in 1986.| US EPA
There’s no school closure list yet, but school district officials want to hear from families.| Chalkbeat
The interactive site gave parents and others crucial information about schools’ heating, cooling, roofs, and more. The district said it is looking into the website’s issues.| Chalkbeat
An asbestos crisis closed their school. But Frankford High School students refused to draw the curtain on their plans to perform Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights.”| Chalkbeat
Philadelphia school district leaders say more damaged asbestos will likely be identified in schools in the coming weeks and months, amid worries that previous inspection reports were inaccurate. But they’ve presented no long-term plan for what they intend to do with displaced students if or when schools close.| Chalkbeat
City officials are alleging that Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington failed to fully inform families and others about the scope of the asbestos problem in school buildings. They also say the district’s budget could take a hit if the city doesn’t receive a remediation plan quickly.| Chalkbeat
The district’s chief operating officer said the new plan would help provide more communication about school closures that parents have been demanding. Asbestos remediation has closed seven schools since the start of the last school year.| Chalkbeat
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A fact sheet about asbestos, the health hazards of asbestos exposure (including mesothelioma), and who's at risk for an asbestos-related disease. Also presented are resources for information related to asbestos exposure and programs to help exposed individuals.| www.cancer.gov
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