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Local News | Mount Si High assault will get state, federal reviews | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | Mount Si High assault will get state, federal reviews | Seattle Times Newspaper

Mount Si High assault will get state, federal reviews

State and federal officials are looking into whether students' civil rights were violated in the wake of an assault last November at Mount Si High School.
Times Snohomish County reporter
State and federal officials are looking into whether students' civil rights were violated in the wake of an assault last November at Mount Si High School.
The assault left a 14-year-old freshman with a broken eye socket and raised questions about whether the Snoqualmie school had adequately addressed bullying and harassment.
The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice will assess the school climate for gay

Retired, then rehired: How college workers use loophole to boost pay

A Seattle Times investigation has found that at least 40 university or community-college employees in Washington retired and were rehired within weeks, often returning to the same job without the position ever being advertised. That has allowed them to double dip by collecting both a salary and a pension.