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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
Education

When will students return to the classroom in Seattle Public Schools?

As suburban districts unveil plans to start bringing students back to the classroom this fall, many parents in Seattle Public Schools want to know why the state’s largest district has not announced when it might restart in-person learning - especially for younger students, who tend to find distance learning most challenging.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

From 'nana school' to a Canadian 'escape hatch': Seattle families plan for fall classes

After a tumultuous spring of emergency distance learning, these parents discuss how they are looking at
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Highlights from Seattle Schools' tentative agreement with its teachers union

Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association, its educators union, reached a long-awaited tentative agreement Wednesday that outlines expectations for both sides as the district gears up to begin the school year remotely.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Seattle Schools and its teachers union still negotiating how to restart school next week

Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association, its teachers union, are in final negotiations about the in-person elements of a school year scheduled to start — mostly remotely — at the beginning of September.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Seattle Now: What is school going to look like in the fall?

Seattle public schools stumbled with the shift to online learning when the pandemic shut down in-person learning in the spring. Will they be ready when the bell rings in the fall? KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld gives us an update.
Patricia Murphy

Matt Martin
Education

How can Seattle Schools improve remote learning this fall?

With the new school year fewer than six weeks away, and now set to begin with remotely, families, staff and education advocates are calling on Seattle Public Schools to drastically improve how it serves students from afar after a rocky start to distance learning this spring.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Seattle Now: Schools cram for reopening

Seattle schools are trying to figure out how to get kids safely back in the classroom. One thing is for sure: Students are going to have a very different year than they were expecting.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Education

Teachers union says Seattle Public Schools' fall plans are premature and not negotiated

Seattle's teachers union is accusing the district of failing to include them in key decisions about reopening as tensions mount among educators about potential exposure to Covid-19 in the classroom this fall.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

'I can't breathe': A 2nd-grader. A security guard. A Seattle school.

The Seattle School Board has voted to suspend the placement of police in schools in response to police brutality, especially against Black people and children. Security guards, however, far outnumber cops in Seattle schools. Some say the district should also reexamine the way it uses security guards to police student behavior - even in the youngest grades.
Ann Dornfeld

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