The discovery of 23-year-old Kada Scott's body near the grounds of a long-abandoned middle school in East Germantown is reigniting community outrage and putting new pressure on the School District of Philadelphia .

Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School has been closed since 2008. For years, neighbors say, it's been a magnet for illegal dumping, crime and neglect, a symbol of what they see as the district turning its back on communities like theirs.

Now, following renewed public outcry, the district says Lewis is just one of 20 vacant school buildings across the city. Officials claim those sites are regularly monitored by facilities and school safety teams.

"Patrol protocols are designed to provide consistent visibility, deterrence, and rapid response capacity across all sites, including

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