Despite a protest by parents, students and community members, the Lakewood City School District Board of Education voted four to one Monday night to approve a plan to consolidate the district’s seven elementary schools to six.

Under the plan, Lincoln Elementary will become an early childhood learning center by the 2027-2028 school year. More than 100 protesters gathered outside the board meeting at Lakewood High School, calling on the district to preserve Lincoln as an elementary school.

Amanda Keiber, one of the protest organizers, who has two students at Lincoln, said parents are concerned because most students in Lakewood get to school by walking. The consolidation will disrupt those patterns and is also causing worries about traffic, she said, with students walking farther and more p

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