{"id":51163,"date":"2018-06-29T14:43:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T18:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/?p=51163"},"modified":"2018-06-29T14:43:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T18:43:36","slug":"sen-hughes-hails-15-million-for-emergency-cleanup-and-repair-of-toxic-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/toxicschools\/sen-hughes-hails-15-million-for-emergency-cleanup-and-repair-of-toxic-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Hughes Hails $15 Million for Emergency Cleanup and Repair of \u201cToxic\u201d Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2018 \u2013<\/strong> The $15.6 million investment to help eliminate threats from lead, asbestos and mold in Philadelphia schools announced today by Gov. Tom Wolf, state Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia), other local and state elected officials, and school district officials is an \u201cexcellent beginning and a down payment for our children\u2019s future,\u201d according to Hughes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"video-wrap\">\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/iei8t1yiak.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_iei8t1yiak\" style=\"height: 338px; position: relative; width: 600px;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/iei8t1yiak\/swatch\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe more than $15 million investment that begins the cleanup of health risks in Philadelphia schools is long overdue and it\u2019s a huge win for our children,\u201d Hughes said.&nbsp; \u201cWe need to do all we can to address health threats, improve conditions and create an exceptional learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor and the school district have made this investment happen and they should be congratulated for their work, but we are not finished in finding even more resources to help our children. Today, let\u2019s celebrate this wonderful investment in our children\u2019s future; tomorrow, let\u2019s get back to work and finish the job.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hughes, along with the governor and school district officials, participated in a morning news conference today at Roosevelt Elementary School in Philadelphia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&#8220;I would like to thank the Philadelphia Healthy School Coalition for their intimate knowledge and advocacy. I want to stress that they and other parent, community, and union members be fully involved in the oversite of both the short term andlong term efforts to bring 21st century practices into the environmental conditions of our schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor and Hughes, the funds for the remediation of the health threats will come from two resource pools.&nbsp; The state is contributing $7.6 million for lead remediation and abatement while an additional $8 million is being released by the School District of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SchoolFundingPC_June-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"321\">The funding from the school district will be targeted to remove asbestos and mold from school buildings.&nbsp; It is expected that the funds will help fund 59 projects in 57 Philadelphia schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur children are the big winners today,\u201d Hughes said.&nbsp; \u201cI\u2019ve long been a proponent of investment in schools and have called for action on the state and local levels to address dilapidated schools and intolerable conditions in education facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During state budget hearings earlier this year, Hughes highlighted the need for repairs and called on students, faculty, administrators and others to take pictures of deplorable conditions.&nbsp; In late May, the senator asked that pictures of unhealthy conditions be posted to social media using the hashtag #MyPhillySchool to highlight the harsh reality many students in Philadelphia face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis emergency funding will help rehabilitate school buildings and create safe, healthy conditions for learning in the short term,\u201d Hughes said.&nbsp; \u201cWith Governor Wolf\u2019s continued support, along with backing from the school district, we can make a real difference and clean up serious health issues moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hughes said he was struck by the passion and commitment of students from Cassidy Elementary School when they came to him with pleas to help improve the conditions of their school.&nbsp; He said that media reports were useful in highlighting the problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of ground to cover and more work to do to ensure that all health threats are eradicated in our schools,\u201d Hughes said.&nbsp; \u201cToday\u2019s announcement is an excellent beginning and a down payment for our children\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A report in January of 2017 revealed that Philadelphia school buildings needed $5 billion for rehabilitation.&nbsp; A total of 12,000 repairs were cited in the report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n[ngg_images source=&#8221;galleries&#8221; container_ids=&#8221;95&#8243; display_type=&#8221;photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails&#8221; override_thumbnail_settings=&#8221;0&#8243; thumbnail_width=&#8221;240&#8243; thumbnail_height=&#8221;160&#8243; thumbnail_crop=&#8221;1&#8243; images_per_page=&#8221;25&#8243; number_of_columns=&#8221;0&#8243; ajax_pagination=&#8221;0&#8243; show_all_in_lightbox=&#8221;0&#8243; use_imagebrowser_effect=&#8221;0&#8243; show_slideshow_link=&#8221;0&#8243; slideshow_link_text=&#8221;[Show slideshow]&#8221; ngg_triggers_display=&#8221;never&#8221; order_by=&#8221;sortorder&#8221; order_direction=&#8221;ASC&#8221; returns=&#8221;included&#8221; maximum_entity_count=&#8221;500&#8243;]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2018 \u2013 The $15.6 million investment to help eliminate threats from lead, asbestos and mold in Philadelphia schools announced today by Gov. 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