She says she found out about the problem with her neighborhood school on the news.
“They could have at least got in contact with the surrounding areas because I literally face the school every day. They could have done anything else,” she said.
Building 21, which was built in 1915, now joins a list of more than 2,200 asbestos abatement projects in the Philadelphia School District.
Exposed asbestos is a health risk and the minerals can cause cancer.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers says old buildings like Building 21 have been neglected and the district needs to invest more money in caring for them.
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Caring for old facilities is part of Superintendent Tony Watlington’s transition plan.
Meanwhile, workers were outside of Building 21 loading trucks Sunday morning with gear to be taken to Strawberry Mansion High School.
“That’s a trip for them and I know the neighborhood’s a little different also,” said Natasha Quarterman, who lives in West Oak Lane.
The district says it picked Strawberry Mansion High because it has unused classroom space in a separate area of the building and they will be able to keep Building 21 students together there.
Students were invited to an open house at the school Sunday afternoon to tour the building and pick up SEPTA passes.