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  KUOW Newsroom

  Mother of boy locked in 'cage' at Seattle school files lawsuit

  Seattle Public Schools faces a new lawsuit for repeatedly locking an eight-year-old child in an outdoor enclosure that staff referred to as 'the cage.'
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  KUOW Newsroom

  So awkward: Middle and high schoolers return to school, and it feels weird

  ‘The staff were trying to recognize the students just by their hair and eyeballs.’
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Seattle students to start returning to schools: 58% families say they will go back

  Seattle Public Schools will reopen in phases beginning Monday after its teachers union approved a tentative agreement with the district. It will be the first time a significant number of students have been invited back to classrooms since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago.
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  Here’s what Seattle Schools' first reopening phase could look like

  Preschool and elementary students would have the option to attend class in-person four mornings or afternoons a week under the tentative agreement reached by Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union. Unlike in neighboring districts, however, transportation would not be offered to most students.

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  KUOW Newsroom

  '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.
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  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.

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  KUOW Newsroom

  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.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  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.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  '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.”
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  KUOW Newsroom

  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.

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