Philadelphia school staff hold rally to draw awareness to asbestos issues

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Dozens of staff from the Philadelphia public schools that have closed because of asbestos held a rally Thursday afternoon.

Employees from Building 21, Frankford High and Mitchell Elementary delivered a petition to school district headquarters in Spring Garden.

They say the district is complacent in exposing countless students and staff to asbestos.

They demanded a safe working and learning environment, along with transparency and accountability from the district.