Unfair Labor Practices... Again.
It seems that Seattle Public Schools is found to have committed unfair labor practices just about every year. When it happens the Board has to read a notice from the Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) into the record at a board meeting and promise to be good. Then they go ahead and do all of the things they promised to never do again.
Well, it happened again. This time at Lawton. The original story is difficult to determine because the school district's narrative keeps changing, but the management action is a clear case of misconduct. They came down harder on an employee after the employee requested union representation. The allegation against the employee went from a complaint from a student, to a complaint from a teacher, to an allegation of inappropriate touching to an allegation of shaking. The district was going to act swiftly then wanted time for an "investigation", then said they had done an investigation, then said they had not done an investigation. The district, at no time, followed
Well, it happened again. This time at Lawton. The original story is difficult to determine because the school district's narrative keeps changing, but the management action is a clear case of misconduct. They came down harder on an employee after the employee requested union representation. The allegation against the employee went from a complaint from a student, to a complaint from a teacher, to an allegation of inappropriate touching to an allegation of shaking. The district was going to act swiftly then wanted time for an "investigation", then said they had done an investigation, then said they had not done an investigation. The district, at no time, followed
Lowell and Lincoln APP still one school
From David Garrick, President of the Lowell PTA, in a message to Superintendent Banda, board directors, and others:
I am the president of Lowell Elementary School's PTA and a parent of a student who has attended Lowell for the past four years. I am contacting you to inquire about a situation that has come to my attention, which affects the quality of education Lowell is able to design for its students. As I hope you are aware, parents at Lowell and Lincoln APP spent much of last year trying to convince the school district that separating the two schools was in the best interest of both parties. Thanks to their enormous efforts, last spring Susan Enfield announced that both schools would be separated in the interest of offering students the best possible educational experience. It has come to my attention that this has not happened. Due to this oversight, Lowell now must contend with a
Family Symposium 2012
Family Symposium scheduled for Oct. 20 at Chief Sealth International High School
Families, students, staff and community members of Seattle Public Schools are invited to participate in the annual Family Symposium scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20 at Chief Sealth International High School.
The goal of the symposium is to support families as fundamental partners in their student’s academic success. SPS will offer workshops and other resources for families and community partners to help support student academic achievement at home and in the community.
