Oakland school district families will march to City Hall at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza and hold a second rally around 2:30 p.m.
In February, the school board voted to close seven schools before the 2023-24 school year, while two schools will be truncated to grades K-5 from K-8 and two schools will merge.The decision has met with resistance from families and educators.
A representative of the Oakland Unified School District did not respond to a request for comment by press time.
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