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Two Philly schools celebrate staying open

The sun was shining, and that seemed fitting for a parade - 280 children marching down Howard Street and over Lehigh Avenue in West Kensington, waving signs and shouting with joy because their school had been saved.

E.M. Stanton students Zafir Fuller (left) and Travonne Drayton, both 11, play drums during a celebration at the South Philadelphia school. ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
E.M. Stanton students Zafir Fuller (left) and Travonne Drayton, both 11, play drums during a celebration at the South Philadelphia school. ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff PhotographerRead moreE.M. Stanton students Zafir Fuller (left) and Travonne Drayton,
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