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Kazeem responds to Chester Community Charter School Child abuse revelations and charges

Rep. Carol Kazeem    April 1, 2025 | 12:50 PM

HARRISBURG, April 1 – State Rep. Carol Kazeem, D-Delaware, made the following statement in response to the revelations and criminal harges regarding children being physically abused by workers at Chester Community Charter School.

“What happened at Chester Community Charter School is just more proof it’s long past time to change the way Pennsylvania oversees these taxpayer-funded public schools,” Kazeem said. “Paying for these charter schools takes money from our already underfunded public schools and there is nowhere near the same level of transparency and oversight. I fought to pass bills to change this and protect our kids and our people and I will not stop fighting.

“I am calling on our District Attorney and the prosecutor’s office to complete their investigation thoroughly, examine the evidence, and find out what happened and who is ultimately responsible for these events. We need to find out what exactly led to these children being harmed, starting with examining these out-of-date laws that allow other schools and districts to crowd Chester-Upland charter schools with students in need.

“I am not sitting quietly and waiting while law enforcement works. I am working on legislative solutions to address the root causes that led to these terrible events and make sure children are protected and charter operators are held accountable.”

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