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Damaged asbestos was found in a North Philly school gym a month ago. It’s still there.

Officials waited more than a month to address warnings of possible asbestos contamination at an elementary school in North Philadelphia. The lack of urgency stands in stark contrast to how the district responded to similar warnings at a school whose population is whiter and wealthier.

Damaged asbestos was discovered in the T.M. Peirce Elementary School gym. A water leak damaged the asbestos insulation on a pipe seen here above a bulletin board in the gym. This photo was taken in mid-September.
Damaged asbestos was discovered in the T.M. Peirce Elementary School gym. A water leak damaged the asbestos insulation on a pipe seen here above a bulletin board in the gym. This photo was taken in mid-September.Read morePhiladelphia Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund