PFT President Steinberg Statement on Shooting Death of Fels Student
January 15, 2025
January 15, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2025, by President Arthur Steinberg on the reported homicide of a 17-year-old student who attended Fels High School:
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"We are devastated that senseless gun violence has claimed the life of another Philadelphia public school student. Every child deserves the freedom to learn, mature, and thrive without the threat of violence.
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"We are devastated that senseless gun violence has claimed the life of another Philadelphia public school student. Every child deserves the freedom to learn, mature, and thrive without the threat of violence.
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