Cynthia Wise of KING 5 News reports that the Washington State Court of Appeals today upheld the suspensions of two Seattle School District teachers who, three years ago, refused to give their students the now-defunct Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) exam. Juli Griffith and Lenora Quarto were special education teachers at Green Lake Elementary (2400 N 65th St) in 2008. Griffith still teaches at Green Lake Elementary. Quarter is no longer employed by Seattle Schools. Griffith and Quarto were both suspended for ten days for refusing to attend training in how to administer the test and for refusing to give it, KING 5 News reports. The two…
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‘No-turn-on-red’ sign coming soon to Wallingford Ave N and N 80th
Our news partner seattlepi.com has posted some information about the traffic laws surrounding the confusing intersection at Wallingford Ave N and N 80th St: Getting There: Questions about right turns on red By Scott Gutierrez Question: Mike Pearson wonders when the Seattle Department of Transportation plans to install a sign to prevent drivers from making a questionable maneuver at Wallingford Avenue North and North 80th Street, just before Green Lake. Heading south on Wallingford Avenue, the street jogs about 20 feet to the right at the intersection. When the light is red, some drivers will stop and turn right, and then…
Suit: Stop funding zoo’s ‘cruel’ elephant treatment
This story comes to us via our news partner seattlepi.com. By VANESSA HO SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Two women have sued the city of Seattle in an effort to stop their tax dollars from funding what they call “cruel, inhumane and unlawful” treatment of elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo. For years, Mary Sebek and Nancy Farnam have been a part of a growing movement of people who believe zoo elephants do not thrive in captivity and should be released to sanctuaries. In 2006, local advocates filed a lawsuit accusing Woodland Park Zoo of violating federal laws in its treatment of Bamboo, a…
Rape survivor protections considered after Green Lake attack
From our news partners at seattlepi.com: Months after a Green Lake rape survivor was grilled in court by her alleged attacker, legislation aimed at stopping similar interrogations is moving forward. Voting last week, the state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would allow judges to prevent those accused of sex offenses from questioning their alleged victims. Instead, court-appointed defense attorneys would conduct the interview on behalf of defendants representing themselves. The initiative stems in part from a disturbing scene that played out at King County Superior Court, in which accused rapist Sankarandi Skanda repeatedly violated court orders while…
