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Parents protest school merger: K-12 site may see gang conflict, expose pupils to violence, critics say.

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| May 29, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Baltimore Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Sara Neufeld

May 29--Parents of children at Lafayette Elementary and Calverton Middle schools in West Baltimore are pleading with city school system officials not to send a high school to operate in their building, saying the move would trigger a gang conflict and expose young children to unnecessary violence.

The Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts is scheduled to move to the Lafayette/Calverton building when the Southwestern High School complex, where it is currently located, closes this summer. The school system is closing and consolidating several schools in response to declining enrollment, deteriorating building conditions and state demands to operate more efficiently.

The school board approved…

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