ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- A showdown vote could shut down a beloved elementary school in Alameda. One soil analysis found that the ground beneath Lum Elementary School could liquefy in a big earthquake and the school could collapse.
Other engineering reports dispute those findings.
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School board members want to close the school June 8 after school is out for the year. Many families are fighting the move, claiming the evidence is not strong enough to justify moving their children to other schools.
Parents and teachers protest the possible closure of Lum Elementary School in Alameda, Calif. on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (KGO-TV)