Oct 11
Dad Suggests Laporshia Massey’s Death May Have Been A Result Of Philadelphia School Budget Cuts
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf not for Philadelphia School District budget cuts, one father thinks his child may still be alive.
Daniel Burch said his daughter, 12-year-old Laporshia Massey, died from asthma complications on Sept. 25, according to local Fox outlet WTXF-TV. While Massey, a sixth-grader at Bryant Elementary School, began to feel sick earlier that day, she did not have the option of visiting a school nurse.
As a result of district budget cuts, the school can only afford to have a nurse on Thursdays and Fridays. It was a Wednesday.
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