tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7629712717941719446..comments2024-03-28T23:38:22.511-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Comments from Last Night's MeetingMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-30371234957282766362020-10-11T21:38:13.349-07:002020-10-11T21:38:13.349-07:00We first show that the proposed architecture goes ...We first show that the proposed architecture goes <b><i><a href="https://www.outletstorecoachs.com" rel="nofollow">Coach Outlet Store</a></i></b> beyond state of <b><i><a href="https://www.shoestoreyeezy.com" rel="nofollow">Yeezy Boost 350</a></i></b> the art on closed set word identification, by attaining <b><i><a href="https://www.rbglassoutlet.com" rel="nofollow">Ray Ban Glasses</a></i></b> 11.92% error rate on a vocabulary of 500 words. 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That should be some comfort.<br /><br />It seems to me with a group and just one older kid, not much could happen. <br /><br />Ask your principal if you have doubts.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-50522423634267262502014-09-05T21:15:37.972-07:002014-09-05T21:15:37.972-07:00It's not exactly a chaperoning issue, but what...It's not exactly a chaperoning issue, but what about middle schools that host an orientation for new 6th graders, where groups of students may be in classrooms with their 8th grade mentors (or whatever they call them) without an adult in the room? I've heard that may occur, and given everything that's happened recently it make me nervous to send my daughter to orientation next year. Are there rules about what level of supervision needs to be provided when children are officially under the school's care? <br /><br />Cautious MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-37524874475778039142014-09-05T20:20:41.345-07:002014-09-05T20:20:41.345-07:00The PR releases from central don't reflect wha...The PR releases from central don't reflect what's going on at the building level.<br /><br />I just had a teacher tell me overnight trip chaperoning shouldn't be so onerous and that chaperones should be able to bring their little ones along. Huh? Do building staff KNOW what happened at this disastrous, bungled field trips?! Is it just viewed as more paperwork and bureaucratic hassling?!<br /><br />Needless to say, I was not pleased to hear this.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-21818293745337432772014-09-05T17:45:30.309-07:002014-09-05T17:45:30.309-07:00"... that tone-deafness to the current crop o...<i>"... that tone-deafness to the current crop of board members." </i><br /><br />I don't agree with this comment. we do not know the discussions and info between board and counsel. I'm sure THAT would be eye-opening.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-66573787972790339722014-09-05T13:44:45.404-07:002014-09-05T13:44:45.404-07:00Good question, Chris
I have heard from the Garfie...Good question, Chris<br /><br />I have heard from the Garfield PTSA Bd that they support Principal Howard. I hope to have a longer conversation w/them in the future as their own PTSA minutes reflect concern over other chaperoned trips.<br /><br />Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-36340313409724940642014-09-05T13:22:05.542-07:002014-09-05T13:22:05.542-07:00To be clear, when I said not "alleged" I...To be clear, when I said not "alleged" I meant it HAPPENED. Sharon Peaslee really sent me over the top here... being, as someone else said "part of the problem." Make that a BLAZING part of the problem. And she's usually a pretty clear independent thinker...Who are you and what did you do with Sharon Peaslee?<br /><br />Chris S. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-75940472393747505022014-09-05T13:13:37.949-07:002014-09-05T13:13:37.949-07:00A National major award-winning journalist asked me...A National major award-winning journalist asked me today why the Garfield case is getting so much attention. I told him it’s because people get out to show the media their disgust, because this case is symbolic of a festering malaise.<br /><br />Please come with a sign to counteract Seattle School Board President's misinformation campaign at her community meeting. Her discriminatory rhetoric is antithetical to students' rights /Title IX and has caused outrage in the media. <br /><br />Northgate Library 10548 5th Ave NE 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM TOO ANGRY TO SPEAK? Then BRING SIGNS! Bring signs anyway! Send us photos for national media on the east coast.<br /><br />Peaslee continues to be falsely fixated on the failure to prosecute as justification for the District's failure to act on the report of rape. Remember the District's strategy: if there was no rape, then the deplorable chaperoning was not an issue. No liability.<br /><br />Peaslee again (below) distorts the information she has had for over a year:<br /><br />Subject: re: update<br />Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0700<br />From: Smith, Colin <br />To: REDACTED PARENTS<br /><br />As I've said before, the US Attorney has not determined that no sexual assault occured [sic], but that we do not have a case that can be successfully prosecuted in court.<br /><br />Colin Smith<br />Chief Ranger<br />Olympic National Park<br />360 565-3110<br /><br />Local attorney who may be at the rally:<br />From: Theresa Schrempp [mailto:theresas@lawyerseattle.com]<br />Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 11:17 AM<br />To: 'SchoolBoard@seattleschools.org'<br />Subject: Peaslee Should Resign<br /><br />For the welfare of Seattle students, Sharon Peaslee (and probably others) should resign. She has demonstrated what could be charitably called irresponsible leadership regarding the rape which occurred during a Garfield High School trip. The fact that no prosecution was pursued is irrelevant. The perpetrator was not exonerated. The entire event was covered up, and would have gone unnoticed had it not been for the courage of the child’s parents and a handful of others. Does Ms. Peaslee care nothing about the safety of her students? Apparently not.<br /><br />Theresa Schrempp<br />Sonkin & Schrempp PLLC<br /><br />Victim's familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-42401436415513911612014-09-05T13:12:19.576-07:002014-09-05T13:12:19.576-07:00Chris S.
The principal told the victim's fathe...Chris S.<br />The principal told the victim's father than "we can't have any allegations [of rape] here" while talking the day after the rape. Yet the principal privileged the assailant's tale of ALLEGED consensual sex and failed to be a mandatory Title IX reporter.<br /><br />MOTHERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-25811864032151794672014-09-05T10:56:59.822-07:002014-09-05T10:56:59.822-07:00A demonstration outside the library of Peaslee'...A demonstration outside the library of Peaslee's meeting will be held tomorrow starting at 3:15. Please join in with signs if you feel so inclined!disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10990973341980375742014-09-05T10:49:07.778-07:002014-09-05T10:49:07.778-07:00Director Peaslee is welcome to her opinion that it...Director Peaslee is welcome to her opinion that it's wrong to call someone a rapist if that person hasn't been charged with or convicted of a crime. She should recognize that others believe they have the right to call someone who forces a person to have sex against their will a rapist, even if the assailant isn't charged or convicted. People have been known to call someone who steals property a thief, although the perpetrator is never arrested and charged, but perhaps Peaslee would take umbrage with that as well.<br /><br />But in this context, Peaslee's remarks are at best bizarre and at worst blindingly insensitive. None of the protesters at the Board meetings is calling for the male student to be branded a rapist. They're protesting the District's handling of this case because it affects student safety and well-being. As Board president, Peaslee should take a moment to reflect on how her remarks make her and the rest of the Board members sound like part of the problem instead of part of the solution.<br /><br />Because District staff was so cavalier about abiding by chaperone and field trip procedures designed to keep students safe, a student was deeply traumatized, perhaps permanently, her education disrupted, her family life devastated. The District's response to her ordeal demonstrates ignorance, incompetence, and indifference, not to mention the total absence of accountability. But in this whole shameful episode, the gravest injustice in Peaslee's mind is whether someone could be called a rapist who wasn't convicted of a crime. <br /><br />A year and a half ago, in April 2013, the parents beseeched the Board of Directors to hold the administration accountable for investigating what happened and to take action to remedy the situation as required by Title IX. They were simply told that the District administration was handling the matter and that the Board had no say in it. Now we hear from Director McClaren that “we were not able to be public when this came to our attention.” Does this mean that Ron English issued a gag order to the District’s governing body?<br /><br />Open your eyes, Directors. You blindly followed what the District leadership told you and as a result you now have: a Title IX investigation by the federal Office for Civil Rights, embarrassing national and local media coverage, an outraged community, protesters at Board meetings, and a claim for damages against the District. And only now, almost two years later, you are expressing your concern and considering what steps to take to remedy the situation. The question remains, when will anyone be held accountable?Puffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098194506781307270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-78415017577528725812014-09-05T10:39:44.185-07:002014-09-05T10:39:44.185-07:00Peaslee's community meeting may be worth atten...Peaslee's community meeting may be worth attending!ConcernedSPSParenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225940383725947861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32537281329720218742014-09-05T09:32:24.065-07:002014-09-05T09:32:24.065-07:00Charlie, I think Blanford was face-finding and tha...Charlie, I think Blanford was face-finding and that would be okay.<br /><br />BUT, since we don't know who was there or what was said, he may have been told what might be helpful to those staff and/or he may have given his own ideas. <br /><br />What I feel I am seeing, more and more, is a district unable/unwilling to accept any kind of responsibility for this field trip incident. <br /><br />And, they believe they are right. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-17025264741092322512014-09-05T09:03:29.130-07:002014-09-05T09:03:29.130-07:00In the Roosevelt incident covered in the Kiro link...In the Roosevelt incident covered in the Kiro link above, which happened 4 years ago, there are three similarities with the Garfield case. <br /><br />District trying to cover its a$$ monetarily. It is UNBELIEVABLE that DeBell is quoted whining about the $700K settlement. Could he be less compassionate? No. He apparently passed that tone-deafness to the current crop of board members. <br /><br />District was in no way compliant with Title IX and no SPS personnel were disciplined for failing to supervise.<br /><br />And now, four years later, SPS expects that changes are going to happen by the formation of a taskforce?<br /><br />Laughable.<br /><br />I continue to hope that the Feds and a civil lawsuit throw the book at SPS. The only way the district will ever learn is via a swift, hard, public kick in its arse.<br /><br />AghastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35661072497043045732014-09-05T07:08:21.469-07:002014-09-05T07:08:21.469-07:00There can be no question that the duty of establis...There can be no question that the duty of establishing the Sexual Harassment Task Force is Michael Tolley's job as the Title IX Official for Students.<br /><br />Here's his job description:<br />"The two Title IX Officials assure prompt, comprehensive, and equitable investigations of any formal complaints communicated to the District, ensure proper training, and identify and implement appropriate remedies."Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85450066955687225432014-09-05T07:03:48.251-07:002014-09-05T07:03:48.251-07:00New Title IX updates on the Title IX Update thread...New Title IX updates on the <a href="http://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2014/09/title-ix-update.html" rel="nofollow">Title IX Update</a> thread.<br /><br />No. They aren't very encouraging.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91694861902821592742014-09-05T06:53:35.126-07:002014-09-05T06:53:35.126-07:00Sounds like a district in dire need of Courageous ...Sounds like a district in dire need of Courageous Conversations. po3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13746415842690641942014-09-05T05:22:53.557-07:002014-09-05T05:22:53.557-07:00If the District's investigation was inconclusi...If the District's investigation was inconclusive - they can't say with confidence that a sexual assault occurred, nor can they say with confidence that one did not, then why is their follow up identical to the follow up they would have done if they had concluded that no assault occurred? Why doesn't their follow up treat the victim as if they concluded that there had been an assault and treat the accused as if they concluded that there had not been an assault.<br /><br />The default presumption is that there was no assault and therefore they treat the situation as if they had concluded that no assault occurred even when they acknowledge an inconclusive result to their investigation.<br /><br />Also, and I can't believe that I have to keep bringing it back to the proper focus, they have no business investigating whether there was an assault or not. That isn't their job. They should have had a different response to the complaint. Title IX doesn't require them to conduct a criminal investigation; it requires them to protect students' rights.[Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81977012588804636782014-09-05T05:15:13.846-07:002014-09-05T05:15:13.846-07:00Why is Director Blanford meeting with principals a...Why is Director Blanford meeting with principals and staff? Isn't that EXACTLY the kind of micro-management that the Board is prohibited from doing?Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.com