Philadelphia School District Hires Environmental Specialist To Oversee Asbestos Issues

By Madeleine Wright, CBS Philadelphia

May 24, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- More schools in the Philadelphia School District are being checked for damaged asbestos. That could mean more school closures.

The district has hired a new person to assess environmental conditions and oversee asbestos issues.

Victoria Flemming spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday since being hired as the School District of Philadelphia's Interim Executive Director of the Office of Environmental Management.

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