Asbestos | Audacy

Frankford High School set to reopen more than 2 years after asbestos closure

August 18, 2025
Philadelphia School District avoids prosecution for asbestos mismanagement under new deal with DOJ

June 26, 2025
Masterman teachers who sued the school district win back pay, but gain no information on building safety

December 21, 2023
District debuts new T.M. Peirce Elementary School building 4 years after asbestos demolition Students will report to the new building after winter break

December 21, 2023
Philly School District designates 24 schools as 'swing spaces'

December 8, 2023
Southwark elementary to reopen for students, staff after month-long asbestos closure

November 27, 2023
Southwark students, forced out by asbestos, settle into temporary spaces Meanwhile, work to seal asbestos expected to finish Nov. 20

November 8, 2023
Southwark School temporarily closes due to asbestos concerns Students will shift to virtual learning for likely a week

October 27, 2023
Masterman teachers file suit claiming district docked pay when they refused to work inside due to asbestos concerns

September 14, 2023
Frankford High students return to cramped wing of asbestos-damaged school Students had to finish last semester online after asbestos was found in their 107-year-old building

September 6, 2023