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CHINO, Calif. - A charter school in Chino says it is on the verge of eviction, which could leave hundreds of families looking for a new school.

Sycamore Academy Charter School is located on the property of Upward Call Church. The school is not affiliated with the church, but it rents space from the church and the pastor is the landlord.

Amid lease negotiations, the school sent parents an email last week saying the church could be preparing to evict them.

"It seems to me like we're in this nasty divorce where two adults are fighting and who's suffering? Children," said parent Gemma Chun.

The school's lease ended on August 31. The parents say it's facing a rent increase as high as 100 percent. The man on the other side of the table says that's not true but did confirm he

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