Happenings in Seattle Public Schools
- First up, Aki Kurose Middle School is closed today. The district said this yesterday (partial):
Seattle Police Department and the SPS Safety and Security team are investigating an anonymous tip that suggests an intent to harm students tomorrow.
The safety and well-being of all members of the Aki community is our top priority, and with that at the forefront, we have made this exceedingly difficult decision out of an abundance of caution.
Very sad and I hope everyone stays safe.
- In May there was a very sad report of a young man on the Ship Canal Bridge with a disabled car who was standing by his car on the right shoulder. Another car, driven by a person who was alleged to be drunk, hit the disabled car which hit the young man and he flew over the bridge. He died.
As well, there was another event around the same time period, again near JSIS where the police, investigating a domestic violence incident, were chasing a woman in her car and she was threw a couple of weapons out of the window. She then crashed on the bridge and was arrested by police. I believe the school used a shelter-in-place until there was an all clear.
- I am also aware that last month, a Garfield teacher was found by students in a Garfield parking area. The teacher was transported to a hospital where the person then died. I believe the teacher was a long-term sub math teacher. Very sad to hear and good for those kids who called for help.
All seniors are required to complete Naviance grad requirements. These requirements should be completed prior to Senior Checkout.
Can anyone explain to me what these Naviance grad requirements are and why they have to be completed? I thought Naviance was voluntary.
Can anyone explain to me what these Naviance grad requirements are and why they have to be completed? I thought Naviance was voluntary.
Comments
Sandpoint Elementary is Chandra Hampson's school. I"d love to hear her take on this incident because she did not seem to care when there were drug activities behind Broadview Thompson Elementary.
Just ridiculous.
The board directors up for re-election are Rivera Smith, Hampson, Rankin and Harris.
Last time, in my District, Brandon Hersey was the only candidate because the competitor's profile except for her name has been scraped off of the ballot. I still voted for her even though it looked like the competitor had vacated her seat.
Surely, candidates do not have to be parents of current SPS students, just like the previous Superintendent Denise Juneau has never had/raised her own child to be put in charge of SPS. That actually applied to Zachary DeWolf, Brandon Hersey, and many more. I would mightily appreciate people running against them and staying on the ballot through the end.
Can't Wait
Washington is a one-party state controlled by the Democrats, and public sector unions, especially teachers unions, are big funders of Democrat candidates all the way up to the governor.
So are school board members have to tow the line very carefully for Democrat causes and talking points, and public input, except from very carefully vetted high school kids, can too easily stray into right wing talking points, and people who are furthest from educational justice having opinions and voicing them in ways that don't support the official positions for people who are furthest from educational justice cannot be allowed to happen.
So the board members are altering governance procedures to ensure predetermined outcomes to keep the local political machines running as they are supposed to.
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