Updates: from The Seattle Times , it appears that Franklin High School was also closed yesterday due to COVID and staffing issues. As well, Also on Monday, Lake Washington High School in Kirkland shifted back to remote learning temporarily, according to a statement on the school’s website . The shift was due to COVID-related staffing shortages, other illnesses, and absences. On Monday and Tuesday, Lake Washington students will be learning independently from home (asynchronous learning) while staff plan to make the switch to live online learning with a teacher (synchronous learning). On Jan. 19, students will return to in-person learning. Last week, state schools superintendent Chris Reykdal warned that some local school districts may need to close temporarily over the next three to four weeks. While state-mandated preventive measures make schools among the safer public spaces, a lack of staff may force a district or individual school building to shut down, he said. And here's the
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No parents from SP were at that meeting, but I wonder how many parents would actually sign their kids up at Boren? It seems like everyone says "yes, it's a good idea---but for someone else's kids, not mine." Actually, there was a straw poll taken and only one parent at the meeting (out of about 20) said they would sign their K-5 kid up for next year at Boren with the current plan.
lost trust in SPS