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Photographs from a Philadelphia High School
Gary Chau, senior at a public high school in Philadelphia, submitted photos of his dilapidated school facilities.

A classroom with exposed, noisy pipes overhead.
Another student space with exposed asbestos wrapped pipes.

A classroom chalkboard covered in graffiti.

The view out a filthy classroom window.

The broken toilet that has remained un-repaired.


Broken glass covers the outside playground area.

Student athletes are forced to use the "weight room".


The music room, created from an old bathroom, contains worn and broken instruments.


