Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda has sent a letter to the families of students in the district regarding the tragic school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut.
Dear families:
We were deeply saddened to learn of the…MORE
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UPDATE: Highline Schools deny superintendent made recommendation to disarm security guards
Fri, 12/14/12
UPDATE for Jan. 8 The Highline School District has denied reports in other news media that Superintendent Susan Enfield has recommended security officers be disarmed.
Here is the district's press release:
"Contrary to recent news…MORE
Update 2: Highline district denies superintendent has made recommendation to disarm security guards
Fri, 12/14/12
The Highline School District has denied reports in other news media that Superintendent Susan Enfield has recommended security officers be disarmed.
Here is the district's press release:
"Contrary to recent news reports, Highline…MORE
In wake of Connecticut mass shooting, SPD stepping up school patrols on Dec. 14
Fri, 12/14/12
Information from Seattle Police Department, in the aftermath of a deadly Connecticut school shooting on the morning of Dec. 14:
Officers Stepping Up Patrols Around Schools
The Seattle Police Department wishes to offer its…MORE
School district grapples with West Seattle capacity puzzles
Fri, 12/14/12
It was only fitting that the community meeting on short term capacity solutions at Seattle Public Schools on Dec. 11 was filled beyond capacity, with parents concerned about overcrowding and student relocation resorting to standing or tracking…MORE
No surprises; coal opponents overwhelm Seattle public meeting
Fri, 12/14/12
At the public scoping meeting in Seattle for the proposed coal export terminal near Bellingham, there were few surprises.
Opposition to the terminal was overwhelming. In an ocean of red anti-coal shirts, only a few pro-terminal green…MORE
Carlyle, Tarleton get on board with important committees; Kohl-Welles stripped of hers
Fri, 12/14/12
In the State House of Representatives, 36th District's Rep. Reuven Carlyle and Rep. Gael Tarleton have become part of particularly strong committees.
Notably, Carlyle is chair of the newly created House Finance Committee and as a member of…MORE
State legislator presents a contemporary problem in Highline High class
Thu, 12/13/12
State Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines) presented Jeb Binns’ Contemporary Problems class at Highline High School with a particularly thorny contemporary problem on Dec. 13:
How does the state Legislature come up an extra $1 billion to…MORE
Man critically injured in accident at King County Intl. Airport
Thu, 12/13/12
A man in his 60's has been injured at King County International AIrport, apparently by an aircraft propellor. The call came in shortly after 2:30 pm from 8500 Permiter Road South which is the listed address of Helicopters Northwest. Scanner…MORE
Deputies arrested would-be grinches in White Center
Thu, 12/13/12
An ongoing worry for White Center residents, voiced at several community meetings in the recent past, is suspected mail and package thieves wandering the streets and stealing goods from others.
It appears two culprits may have been…MORE
