Seattle Schools Community Forum

I had read in the Times that Mr. Harvey had been at Garfield High School a couple of weeks ago, speaking to students.   How he got there is a bit of a mystery.  I did ask Communications and they said he had been in Portland and then just dropped into Garfield.  I'm not sure who knew he would be available and then arranged an assembly but it all happened. They said he was not paid. Seattlish blog has the video and details.  (Note: Seattlish uses language we don't - just so you know.)  The video that Seattlish has is only partial.  Mr Harvey said some good things (from Seattle Refined ). "The coolest thing you can do it be yourself." He spoke on the pressures of high school, and not to be defeated when you "tell your big dreams to small-minded people." He encouraged kids to not let others deter them from their own path. but he also said some dubious things.  From his speech: "Everything God made of value, he made hard to get," Harvey s...

Ingraham High School has a  Native/Latino club.   Since both the district and the City had passed resolutions recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day every 2nd Monday in October and, since November is Latino Heritage Month/Native American Heritage month , the club had asked the school for a school-wide assembly to "promote and celebrate" these recognitions. But the school leadership said no.  According to a press release, "Ingraham H.S. has no formal policy or procedure for student club initiated school-wide assembly requests."  The students do have a grant to raise awareness of Native American students and wanted to use some of those funds for the assembly "to engage the Ingraham community by educating staff and students about local and National leaders, artists, activist and providing a rare look into Native/Latino perspectives, experiences and contributions." The students are not happy with the no coming from the office. These Ingraham students plan...