Dozens of cots have been set up inside the school gymnasium ahead of the asylum seekers' arrival.
"We have a very small space to work with. To have children moving around and also asylum seekers moving around, the likelihood that there will be contact between the two parties is guaranteed," PTA co-president Samantha Clark said. At dismissal Tuesday, dozens of parents showed up with signs saying things like"Nothing against migrants but our children are our priority." They say they wish there was more notice and more transparency, and that the city would explore other unused properties instead of impacting their children.
"They didn't let nobody know anything," one protester said."Our children are being deprived of their gym, and it's not fair."Beyond concerns about their children missing out on sports and physical education, parents are worried about illness and safety. "I talked to commissioner of Office of Emergency Management, and he told me that he can't give me any timeframe. He said that probably very soon they will leave. It's not going to be permanent shelter ... He never gave me days or weeks or years," he said.
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