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Mercury News: Community shocked at sewage, vermin and other ‘deplorable’ school conditions detailed in Richmond

July 30, 2024—Mercury News/East Bay Times education reporter Katie Lauer covers the recent closure of Stege Elementary School, the school’s recent public community meeting regarding the closure, and the community’s demand for increased transparency and action from the school district.

While the district acknowledged the dangerous conditions at Stege Elementary in a series of April letters, Karissa Provenza, a law fellow with Public Advocates representing the plaintiffs, said a court order compelling the district to immediately respond to complaints and remedy violations was the community’s last avenue to demand change.

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