Eckstein Bus Driver Attacked by Dogs
From the Times' Brian Rosenthal:
Two dogs attacked a school bus driver at Northeast Seattle’s Eckstein Middle on Friday morning, which led to a brief lock down at the school.
The bus driver, who was taking a walk around the school before heading to another school, suffered puncture wounds to his hands, according to a recorded message sent to all Eckstein families. All students and staff were told to remain in their classrooms out of concern the dogs would strike again.
Police detained the dogs, said Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman Lesley Rogers, who did not know what type of dogs they were.
The school has since been reopened.
I am so sorry this happened to this poor bus driver but thankful the police were able to round-up the dogs before they hurt anyone else.
Two dogs attacked a school bus driver at Northeast Seattle’s Eckstein Middle on Friday morning, which led to a brief lock down at the school.
The bus driver, who was taking a walk around the school before heading to another school, suffered puncture wounds to his hands, according to a recorded message sent to all Eckstein families. All students and staff were told to remain in their classrooms out of concern the dogs would strike again.
Police detained the dogs, said Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman Lesley Rogers, who did not know what type of dogs they were.
The school has since been reopened.
I am so sorry this happened to this poor bus driver but thankful the police were able to round-up the dogs before they hurt anyone else.
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Mama
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SPSmother
I know there is violence in the south end but I didn't hear about it being at any particular school. I didn't hear about the fires at Washington Middle School.
If you want to let me know about such incidents, great. But I have found that if I do say anything, I get dinged for "you always talk about the bad stuff in the southend."
But I have found that if I do say anything, I get dinged for "you always talk about the bad stuff in the southend."
Well, you know what they say, Mel: you're dinged if you do, dinged if you don't.
What you get in the press is the Mayor and people talking abut potholes, gay marriage, plastic bag ban and bike lanes. All important stuff. The work to revitalize the neighborhoods, to protect working, law abiding people so they can walk their streets safely, from bus stop and commuter rail without fear and being assaulted is pretty much left to small neighborhood groups who don't have powerful advocates to get things done (not just show up for photo ops&meetings , make speeches, and ribbon cutting). But in the meantime 15 year olds will get shot, killed, and assaulted. Talk is cheap, so apparently is life.
Different world
Concisely:
I have lived in South Seattle since moving to the PNW in 1993.
It is definitely getting worse. Most of the crime is by teens or young men. I assume some attend SPS or did when younger; some are probably dropouts or even graduates. There is a sense of lawlessness that conjures up Deadwood.
For reporting on our most recent string of crimes (both violent and not) see The Rainier Valley Post:
http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/
Our neighborhood now has a very active blockwatch. Various burglaries, attempts and suspicious characters (car prowlers) are noted almost daily...and I live in a decent part just a mile from Seward Park near Graham Hill School.
This is not a school issue per se, but a societal one. I'm not sure if there is anything schools can do do help keep kids on track. The area lost its community center while it is being renovated—that could be a factor. I think the biggest factor is probably the hopelessness many of these kids feel (as Charlie noted in a recent post there are barely jobs for kids who are graduating high school and college). Crime becomes ever more attractive.
SolvayGirl