Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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'Counselors, not cops': Seattle students and staff call for district to get police out of schools
Seattle Public Schools' 11-year-old School Emphasis Officer program claims to help keep youth out of gangs and in school. Critics say it is part of the school-to-prison pipeline, and makes schools feel like jails.
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Hundreds turn out for student-led Black Lives Matter protest at Franklin High School
Students, staff, parents and community members lined Rainier Avenue for two hours, chanting “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police!" and "Hands up, don't shoot!" as passing motorists laid on their horns in support.
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False advertising: This Seattle Covid test center reveals the 'Wild West' of antibody screening
That a budget hotel has become a makeshift medical facility offering unproven antibody tests highlights the gaps in regulatory oversight at the local, state and federal levels during this pandemic.
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How many Seattle students are doing distance learning? The school district can’t say
After two months of state-mandated distance learning due to the coronavirus, and distributing 13,500 laptops to students, Seattle Public Schools cannot say how many of its students are showing up to virtual classes, handing in assignments, doing paper packets, or have even made contact with school staff.
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'Just how it is for me right now.' For many teens, work now comes before school
During the Tuesday lunch rush at Best Pho and Thai in Renton, 16-year-old Ngoc-Linh Truong bagged up take-out orders as her mom tossed onions in a flaming wok. This is Truong’s brother’s restaurant, and Truong, a junior at Franklin High School in south Seattle, usually helps one or two nights a week during the school year.
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Summer school in Seattle goes ahead, on a short schedule
OSPI plans to continue distance learning
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Seattle Police Department investigating officer's handling of bias incident at Home Depot
The department's Office of Police Accountability is examining what happened after a man called 911 to report being the target of anti-Asian slurs. He says the responding officer was dismissive of his complaint, despite the department recently urging the public to report bias incidents.
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Parents: You may qualify for three months of paid leave during the pandemic
If you’re home caring for your children due to school or child care closures related to Covid-19, you may qualify for 12 weeks of leave from work under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act: two weeks of unpaid leave, for which sick leave or vacation time can be used, then 10 weeks of leave at two-thirds of your usual pay.
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Seattle Covid-19 home testing project halted pending federal approval
The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, the first of its kind nationwide, had tested more than 12,000 people to measure how prevalent Covid-19 was in the community among people with and without symptoms.
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Seattle math teacher who punched student in the face is leaving the district
James Johnson had been on paid administrative leave from Washington Middle School since January, when a KUOW investigation revealed his history of abusing students, including punching a boy in the face at Meany Middle School in 2018. After the story ran, the district said new allegations had emerged against Johnson, and pulled him from the classroom.