Seattle Schools Community Forum

The Seattle Times has a story about the Anitra Jones issue. The headline: Here are the documents SPS says mandate keeping controversial principal The backstory (in case you missed it because there were several investigations): An SPS spokesperson confirmed the district received complaints about this alleged “toxic” environment on June 13, 2023, and subsequently hired an independent contractor to investigate the allegations surrounding Jones’ disciplinary policies and allegedly discriminatory conduct. That investigator’s report, dated Sept. 27, 2024, concluded “that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate any of those allegations,” according to the district spokesperson.   In addition, the state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction investigated community complaints from Rainier View families in 2023. The state agency conducted  three   investigations  into  allegations  that Rainier View staff failed to appropriately identify and sup...

As I previously reported, the Board Policy Committee meets Wednesday, June 3rd from 2-4pm. It's a fairly brief agenda: Policy Committee June 3, 2026, 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Board Office Conference Room, John Stanford Center 2445 – 3rd Avenue South, Seattle WA 98134 Remote access: By  Microsoft Teams By Teleconference: +1 206-800-4125 (Conference ID: 900 837 310#) Call to Order Roll Call Approval of  May 20, 2026 Policy Committee Minutes Resolution Discussion Resolution Draft Scheduling Discussion Adjourn That resolution is to address issues in some initiatives coming before voters.  Partial: A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Seattle School District No. 1, King County, Seattle,  Washington Opposing Initiatives IL26-001 & IL26-638 , concerning parental rights relating to  their children in public school and participation in athletics at K-12 schools in the state of  Washington. WHEREAS, lnitiative IL26-001 would repeal legislative amendments to statute ...