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Some Harlem politicians and the community group ACORN are protesting this hour against a charter school that's planning to use more space inside a regular neighborhood school.

Officials at PS 123 were caught off guard when the Harlem Success Academy began construction last week on a few classrooms inside PS 123. An academy spokeswoman says the public school was told renovations would start July first.

A Department of Education spokesperson says there was a miscommunication and efforts are underway to work it out. She adds that enrollment in both schools is growing but the total student population has not reached capacity yet.