Scott case ignites bitter debate

Posted 11/13/25

A crowd gathered outside the abandoned Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown on Oct. 18 when the body of Kada Scott, 23, of Mt. Airy, was found murdered, buried in a shallow grave on the school grounds. Scott had been missing since Oct. 4, last seen leaving work at The Terrace at Chestnut Hill on East Abington Avenue. Hundreds of people, including Mayor Cherelle Parker, attended her funeral on Saturday. Now the former school is at the center of a rising political controversy.

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Scott case ignites bitter debate

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A crowd gathered outside the abandoned Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown on Oct. 18 when the body of Kada Scott, 23, of Mt. Airy, was found murdered, buried in a shallow grave on the school grounds. Scott had been missing since Oct. 4, last seen leaving work at The Terrace at Chestnut Hill on East Abington Avenue. Hundreds of people, including Mayor Cherelle Parker, attended her funeral on Saturday. Now the former school is at the center of a rising political controversy.