If Garrison Elementary had gun turrets, they would have been crowded Tuesday afternoon.

Parents at the U Street Corridor campus, learning that Garrison was among the 20 schools targeted for closure by DC Public Schools, pledged to fight back with the same energy they said they have been investing in the school.

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