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Alameda Unified votes unanimously to close Lum Elementary

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- The Alameda Unified School District voted unanimously to shut down Lum Elementary after a soil analysis found that the ground beneath the school could liquefy in a big earthquake, causing a collapse.

RELATED: Alameda elementary school built on bad soil, relocation possible

Other reports dispute those findings.

The last day of school there will be June 8.

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