Teachers' Union, Parents Call For Safe Place After McClure Elementary School Closes For Additional Asbestos Cleaning

Jan Carabeo reports.

PHILADELPHIA POLICE FOUND HISBODY IN THE DUFFLE BAG THISWEEK WEEKS AFTER HE WASREPORTED MISSING.EVEN THOUGH IT REOPENEDEARLIER THIS WEEK THEPHILADELPHIA SCHOOL IS NOWCLOSED AGAIN, PARENTS ANDTEACHERS ARE DEMANDING TO BEHEARD AFTER HIGH ASBESTOSLEVELS ARE FOUND AGAIN ATMCCLURE ELEMENTARY IN HUNTINGPARK.OUR JAN CARABAO HAS VERYLATEST.REPORTER: FRUSTRATIONCONTINUES TO GROW HERE ATPARK AFTER ELEVATED LEVELS OFASBESTOS ARE ONCE AGAINDISCOVERED INSIDE OF THEBUILDING.THESE PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARETIRED OF WAND FAIRING THEIRHEALTH IS AT RISK AND IF THESCHOOL DISTRICT IS TAKINGTHEIR CONCERNS SERIOUSLYENOUGH.WE WILL DID IT BEFORE ANDWE WILL DO IT AGAIN.WE WILL KEEP PUSHING.WE DESERVE TO BE TREATEDWITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.WHAT DO WE NEED.REPORTER: THIS GROUP SAYSIT IS MOVING FAITH YOU IN THEPHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT.DOZENS OF TEACHERS WEREOUTSIDE IN THE COLD INSTEAD OFINSIDE CLASSROOMS CALLING FORA SAFE PLACE TO WORK AND WARM.I FEEL DISGUSTED.IN ONE CARES ABOUT THECHILDREN RIGHT NOW.REPORTER: MCCLUREELEMENTARY CLOSED ON FRIDAYFOR ADDITIONAL ASBESTOS CLEANUP AFTER NEW TESTS WERECONDUCT LAST NIGHT AND TWO AIRSAMPLES CAME BACK WITHELEVATED LEVELS.LISA HANDY SAYS LATEST CONNTAM NAILS WAS DISCOVERED HERFOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM.THEY CLOSED ASK WILL TODAY,THEY SAID THEY WILL DO AMASSIVE CLEANING.WE CANNOT TRUST THAT.REPORTER: PARENTS SHOWEDTHEIR SAME SENTIMENT.MCCLURE HAD BEEN CLOSED THREEWEEKS WHILE CREWS CONDUCTASBESTOS REMEDIATION.DISTRICT DEEM THE BILL TO GOREOPEN ON WEDNESDAY, BUTPARENTS NEW WONDER IF THAT WASTHE RIGHT DECISION.FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WESAID TO THEM, YOU KNOW, KEEPDOORS CLOSED UNTIL ALL OF THEWORK IS DONE.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIA ETCHTOOERS UNION HAS BEEN CRITICALOF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTHANDLING OF THE ASBESTOSISSUES.JUST YESTERDAY THE UNION SAIDTHAT THE DISTRICT FAILED TOPROPERLY SEAL A CONTAMINATEDATTIC, LEADING TO ELEVATEDASBESTOS LEVELS AT MCCLURE ONTUESDAY AS WELL.WE WANT THE DISTRICT TOSTOP LYING AND SAID THATTHINGS ARE SAFE REPORT REPORTSCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS ITFOLLOWS INDUSTRY BESTPRACTICES, AND WILL CONTINUETO COLLABORATE WITH THETEACHERS UNION ON TESTINGPROTOCOLS.THE DISTRICT SAYS THAT THERESULTS OF TESTING WILL BEAVAILABLE ON MCCLURE'SWEBSITE.WE WILL HAVE A LINC AT CBS