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Peter Van Buren, who lives near Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary School, is concerned about the detrimental impact that a permanent closure will have on students and the neighborhood. A rally organized by the Coalition Against Permanent School Closures is also protesting the proposed closure of two other schools, Dr. Bernard Harris Elementary School and Steuart Hill Academic Academy. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Protesters at a rally organized by the Coalition Against Permanent School Closures outside the Baltimore City Public Schools District Office on E. North Avenue applaud a speaker. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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State Senator Cory McCray speaks at a rally organized by the Coalition Against Permanent School Closures outside the Baltimore City Public Schools District Office on E. North Avenue. Speakers expressed concern that the proposed closures will be harmful for students and communities. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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James Cotton, center, and Valerie Greene, right, join others facing traffic on North Avenue holding signs in opposition to permanent school closures, as rally speakers from the Coalition Against Permanent School Closures address the crowd. Cotton and Greene do not have children in the affected three elementary schools, but like other city residents and BUILD members at the rally, are concerned about the detrimental impact that the proposed closures will have on their neighborhoods. The Coalition is asking the Board of School Commissioners to postpone its upcoming vote on the closures for two years. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
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Lyric Wilks-White, 7, is a first-grader at Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary School, and her brother, Zion Nathurine, 4, next to their mother, Takia Wilks, left, is in the Head Start program. They were at a rally organized by the Coalition Against Permanent School Closures outside the Baltimore City Public Schools District Office on E. North Avenue to protests the proposed closures to three city elementary schools. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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