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Upper Darby School District outlines summer 2025 asbestos abatement, flooring and furniture replacements
Summary
Director of operations Marvin Lee told the finance committee the district will abate accessible asbestos at four schools this summer, standardize new floor tiles and buy more than 7,000 pieces of furniture; the asbestos effort is supported by a roughly $1.78 million state grant and will be sequenced to keep occupied spaces available.
Marvin Lee, director of operations for the Upper Darby School District, told the finance and operations committee the district will carry out a multi-school asbestos abatement and facilities program during summer 2025, supported in part by a state grant.
"We are removing all confirmed asbestos that is accessible," Lee said, stressing that crews will not demolish walls to reach inaccessible material but will abate what can be safely removed. He said Hillrest, Gafford, Westbrook Park and Beverly Hills schools are the primary sites and that the district secured about $1.78 million from a state grant to support the initiative.
Lee said…
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