February 6, 2013
Portland Observer
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Crestline Elmentary School in Vancouver is destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. (KGW photo)
Fire Displaces Students
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Students displaced by a devastating fire early Sun­
day morning at Crestline Elementary School in
Vancouver will go back to class on Thursday and
spend the rest of the school year at five other el­
ementary schools, school district officials announced
Monday.
Teachers and some 500 students were left without
a school after the 3:17 a.m. fire completely de-
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stroyed the building. Firefighters from Vancouver
and Portland battled the burning building at 13003
S.E. Seventh St.
One firefighter was treated at a local hospital and
released. There were no reports o f any other injuries.
Investigators have not been able to determine the
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Chief Joseph Elementary School in north Portland.
Chief Joseph Tops Closure List
Lastest plan gets a cold
shoulder from parents
A packed auditorium of parents and students at a
Portland School Board meeting Monday night pro­
tested against a plan to merge Chief Joseph Elemen-
tary int°
Green Elementary. two north Portland
Superintendent Carole Smith made the recommenda-
tion as part of the district’s latest plan to bolster programs
at local schools by balancing enrollment in the cluster of
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