AUSTIN, Texas - Ahead of an Austin ISD board of trustees meeting on Thursday, concerned community members gathered to protest a proposed consolidation plan.

Over a hundred students, parents and teachers showed up to Austin ISD headquarters with hand-painted signs and a lot of spirit, to speak out against potential school closures the district is considering.

Almost immediately, the group was asked to move beyond the fence that separates the school district property from the neighboring highway.

Parents voice concerns

What they're saying:

Hanna Owens, a parent of four Maplewood Elementary school students, says that's in line with the way she feels the community is being treated.

"It's a physical representation of how much we've been pushed aside," said Owens. "They're looking at a b

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