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Hundreds of Philadelphia School District nurses got first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Friday at a mass vaccination event aimed at being the next step to getting children back into classrooms. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.

Six centers set up around Philadelphia will serve students with special needs with in-person assessments. NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports.

Students and families in the Philadelphia School District are wondering what next school year will look like amid the coronavirus. The district is working out plans as federal pressure to open in-person mounts. NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports.

Dr. William Hite, the superintendent of the Philadelphia School District, spoke Thursday about plans being made to reopen school buildings in the fall after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on variables.

People can show their support for Philadelphia’s Class of 2020 by stepping outside at 1 p.m. Tuesday and making 20 seconds of noise. NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports on Malcolm Jenkins’ role in the ceremony.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, his wife Aileen and their family have pledged $5 million to buy laptops that will go toward virtual learning in the Philadelphia School District where about half of students don’t have a home computer.

Governor Tom Wolf issued stay-at-home orders for Philadelphia and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. NBC10’s Steven Fisher has the story.

Nonprofits that provide meals to seniors and other folks in need are asking for healthy Philadelphians to step up and volunteer. NBC10’s Aunyea Lachelle explains.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle is in the Elmwood section of Philadelphia reporting from a food distribution center that is making sure meals get to students out of classes due to the new coronavirus outbreak.

Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite announced that due to staffing issues from the coronavirus outbreak, all public schools in the city will be closed for two weeks.

In the wake of a school closing for a second time due to asbestos concerns, the union representing public school teachers in Philadelphia has announced a lawsuit against the city’s school district over its handling of asbestos contamination in schools.

Parents and teachers rallied outside of McClure Elemetary School on Friday after the school shut down a second time due to asbestos. NBC10’s Stephanía Jiménez has the latest updates.

The union representing Philadelphia teachers is upset with the way the city school district has gone about reopening at least one of two schools closed since December for asbestos.