The Portland Public Schools Board voted 7-0 Tuesday, May 6, night to add seismic upgrades to its May 20 school remodeling bond measure.

Parents applauded the move as the looming threat of earthquakes could pose a huge risk to the city’s older schools. Some families and board members have been fighting for this change for a long time.

The PPS Board voted back in January to allocate some of the money from a forthcoming $1.8 billion bond, should voters approve it, to go toward modernizing three high schools: Cleveland, Jefferson and Ida B. Wells. However, some of the specifics of those remodels still needed to be worked out.

Tuesday night’s resolution allocates $100 million for the reserve funds and directs any remaining funds toward seismic upgrades.

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