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Some Philly schools are too ‘antiquated’ to keep open, Mayor Parker says, and other takeaways from the biannual district City Council session

Council also had questions about overcrowding at Lincoln High, a vote on changes necessary for a possible new Sixers arena, district bathrooms, and the 2025-26 school calendar.

Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. (center, left) and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, shown in this August file photo, talked about the state of the Philadelphia School District to City Council on Monday.
Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. (center, left) and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, shown in this August file photo, talked about the state of the Philadelphia School District to City Council on Monday.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer