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'Now is the time.' Gov. Inslee orders Washington schools to reopen by April 19

Washington Governor Jay Inslee today announced that he will sign an emergency proclamation ordering school districts to offer part-time in-person instruction for students in grades K-6 by Apr. 5th and grades 7-12 by Apr. 19th.
- Ann Dornfeld
Seattle Schools says many 'essential' staff will be called back to classrooms in March

Seattle Public Schools informed hundreds of teachers and other school staff Friday that they may be called back to buildings beginning March 8th to teach in-person - before the district reaches a reopening agreement with Seattle Education Association.
- Ann Dornfeld
Seattle Public Schools delays reopening plans as teachers union agreement stalls

Seattle Public Schools is delaying its plan to start bringing students back into buildings by one week. Originally planning for March 1, the district has pushed back reopening its doors to a few student groups to March 8. In the meantime, the district and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement.
- Ann Dornfeld
Bellevue says it will use non-union staff to reopen schools as labor conflict intensifies

Bellevue School District plans to reopen buildings to 2nd-graders Thursday, despite a vote by teachers and other school staff to stay home due to Covid safety concerns.
- Ann Dornfeld
Federal probe opened into whether Seattle Schools failed special ed students during pandemic

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a probe of what it called “disturbing reports” regarding Seattle Public Schools’ alleged failure to provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities during the pandemic.
- Ann Dornfeld
'Time for an intervention:' Seattle School Board member resigns, cites 'dysfunctional culture'

In her resignation letter, Mack said that she “can no longer participate” in a school system that she said “is not serving the students and families of Seattle.”
- Ann Dornfeld
K-12 students can return to schools earlier than previously advised, say WA health officials

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday said recent, more lenient public health guidelines on in-person schooling could allow students to return to physical classrooms sooner than previously recommended — and without major outbreak risk.
- Ann Dornfeld
Seattle Special Education PTSA votes no-confidence in district after Black child was repeatedly locked in isolation

The Seattle Special Education PTSA took a vote of no-confidence in Seattle Public Schools a day after a KUOW story revealed that a student with disabilities was repeatedly locked outdoors.
- Ann Dornfeld
Locked in ‘the cage.’ Report finds disturbing discipline measures at Seattle school

Investigators found that the principal of View Ridge Elementary School in northeast Seattle told staff to lock the gates around a second-grade boy to manage his behavior issues. District leaders called the situation “egregious” — but the district had approved of it as a suitable space for the child.
- Ann Dornfeld
Two families seek $4 million in damages after abuse by Seattle Public Schools staff

Two families have each filed $2 million tort claims against Seattle Public Schools after their children were physically abused by staff members. Both of the children are special education students, and were 7 and 9 years old when the incidents occurred.
- Ann Dornfeld

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