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As reports of asbestos in Philly schools pile up, teachers union calls for ‘rapid-response’ team in the district

“The district’s response has been wholly insufficient,” Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan said at a Wednesday press news conference.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks at a news conference Wednesday, as teachers, staff, parents and students demand quicker action on asbestos inside Philadelphia schools. The group stood outside Hopkinson Elementary in Juniata, the eighth Philadelphia School District building forced to close because of asbestos this school year.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks at a news conference Wednesday, as teachers, staff, parents and students demand quicker action on asbestos inside Philadelphia schools. The group stood outside Hopkinson Elementary in Juniata, the eighth Philadelphia School District building forced to close because of asbestos this school year.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Kristen A. Graham
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