Parents at an Oakland elementary school on Monday are planning more protests, hoping to prevent their school building from closing.
elementary school on Monday are planning more protests, hoping to prevent their school building from closing.
Earlier this month, board members voted to close or merge a number of school campuses – of which Parker Elementary is one. District 5 director Mike Hutchinson, who has vocally been against the closures, said his colleagues are not keeping an open mind."Ya'll put on this show tonight," he said at a recent board meeting. "This isn't going to stop anything this is the start of it."
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