SDP Hotline to be offered in 10 languages and cover general questions related to school closures for students and families
PHILADELPHIA — The School District of Philadelphia has expanded its student and family engagement efforts by adding nine new hotlines in multiple languages so more families can get answers to a range of general questions in their native languages. In addition to the current English-language hotline, new ones are now available in the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
The hotline will be staffed with District employees who can answer a range of general questions about the District’s closure during the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) as well as about the K-12 Learning Guides.
The District has created Learning Guides for all students in grades K-12 to provide students with opportunities to continue learning during the closure. The guides in various subjects are available online and at the 49 District schools around the city serving as grab-and-go meal distribution sites. The District schools serving as meal sites are open only Monday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon.
The individual phone numbers for each hotline are as follows:
- 215-400-8480 – Albanian
- 215-400-8481 – Arabic
- 215-400-8482 – Chinese
- 215-400-5300 – English
- 215-400-8483 – French
- 215-400-8484 – Khmer
- 215-400-8474 – Portuguese
- 215-400-8485 – Russian
- 215-400-8489 – Spanish
- 215-400-8486 – Vietnamese
The SDP hotline is open to students and families Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The District has also launched a new covid19info@philasd.org email address where families can submit their questions for reply.
