Seattle Schools Community Forum

Upcoming student internships at the Times and hey, they are looking for yet another education reporter.  Not sure if this is replacing someone (my guess is yes) but the Times does go thru education reporters. I also see an opening for an editorial writer.  Interesting.

The Uptown Alliance invites you to its School Board Candidates Forum on Tuesday, October 10th from 7-9 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 15 W Roy.   The August primary narrowed a field of candidates to six seeking three seats on the Seattle School Board of Directors. The finalists are: District 4: Herbert J. Camet Jr. and Eden Mack District 5: Zachary Pullin DeWolf and Omar Vasquez District 7: Chelsea Byers and Betty Patu If you have a question to submit, you may email it to uptownalliance@outlook.com with the Subject: Forum Question.

Apparently some school districts are forcing athletes and other high school students in clubs to stand for the anthem...or else.  In Louisiana, the head of Parkway High School wrote a letter on Thursday morning to parents and students vowing to suspend or remove from sports teams anyone who demonstrates while the national anthem is played. "Failure to comply will result in a loss of playing time and/or participation as directed by the head coach and principal. Continued failure to comply will result in removal from the team," principal Waylon Bates wrote. Cue the ACLU.

  Seahawks stepping up.

From SPS - apparently all families got this e-mail about ThoughtExchange: Dear SPS Staff, Families and Students, 

Join the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy , Class Size Matters and the NYS Allies for Public Education  for a brief webinar on Tuesday, October 3rd at 8:00pm Eastern. Registration is required so please sign up today here . If you can’t join us on Tuesday , don’t forget to check out and use the Parent Toolkit for Student Privacy , created by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy . I will just note that it may pay to ask your teacher about any cloud platforms that are being used in class and if your child has been signed up to one.  You have the right to at least be notified about this kind of action and what data has been used and who has access to it (including third-party vendors).

The PTSAs of Leschi, Lowell, Madrona, McGilvra, Montlake, and Stevens Elementary Schools invite you to join us for an evening of discussion, education policy, and free pizza. All six candidates for Seattle Public Schools’ Board of Directors will be there to present their platforms and answer your questions.  Thursday, October 12 at 6 PM - 8 PM at Madrona K-8, 1121 33rd Ave Childcare will be available courtesy of Launch. Please RSVP by October 10.