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Oakland Parents Demand Action Over Homeless Encampment Near School Emergency Exit
The encampment is located on a dead-end street near the intersection of San Leandro Street and 38th Avenue.
February 24, 2025
Parents, neighbors and faculty members of Ascend Charter School in Oakland are voicing their concerns and urging the city to remove a homeless encampment that is blocking the school's emergency exit, posing a serious safety risk.
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The encampment, located on a dead-end street near the intersection of San Leandro Street and 38th Avenue, is situated directly in front of Ascend's emergency gate.
Ascend serves roughly 500 students, from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. Perla Benitez, a parent with three children enrolled at Ascend, expressed deep concern for her children's safety.
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