Broken school elevator forces student with muscular dystrophy to climb stairs for weeks
For 11-year-old Gabe Gonzalez, every step is a challenge.
The sixth grader has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic condition that causes muscles to break down over time.
At William Ziegler Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia, those challenges have been compounded by a broken elevator that has left him climbing stairs to reach his second-floor classroom for more than a month. #school
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AI GeneratedA mother in Northeast Philadelphia is demanding action from the school district after the elevator at William Ziegler Elementary has been broken since early April. Her son, Gabe, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is forced to use the stairs to reach his second-floor classroom, a process that is physically taxing and potentially harmful to his condition.