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Philly teachers’ union says it’s ‘not safe’ to reopen schools, city to appoint mediator. Will teachers return?

PFT president Jerry Jordan has called on the city to assign a neutral third party who will decide whether buildings are in suitable shape for a return.

PFT president Jerry Jordan said he cannot say Philadelphia schools are safe to reopen and has triggered a process by which a neutral third party will weigh in.
PFT president Jerry Jordan said he cannot say Philadelphia schools are safe to reopen and has triggered a process by which a neutral third party will weigh in.Read moreDavid Maialetti / File Photograph