These 22 Eastern Washington schools will now offer COVID-19 testing
Officials emphasized that the testing programs will be tailored based on the school districts – some could be for students, staff or a combination of both. Author: Kaitlin Riordan, KING 5 Staff Published: 4:58 PM PST February 16, 2021 Updated: 5:24 PM PST February 16, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Tuesday that about 50 more schools will participate in a COVID-19 testing program as districts try to bring more students back to in-person classes.
Of the nearly 50 schools, 22 of them are in Eastern Washington, according to a list provided by the governor’s office.
Thirteen school districts, including Spokane Public Schools, have been participating in a testing pilot program, and the new schools will join them this month.
Schools chief Steve Webb put on leave by Vancouver Public Schools board
Interim replacement set to be named in special board meeting on Thursday
Published: February 10, 2021, 3:00pm
Share: Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb in 2017 (The Columbian files)
Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors unanimously voted to place Superintendent Steve Webb on administrative leave Tuesday and plan to appoint an interim replacement for him Thursday.
The vote, which came as the board is involved in negotiations regarding Webb’s contract, followed a closed-door executive session to discuss the performance of a public employee Tuesday night.
Webb, superintendent since 2008, was in attendance during Tuesday’s meeting on Zoom, but he did not reappear once board members reconvened from executive session. He did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
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Whitewashing of Asian students and a report that launched a reckoning By
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A school district sparked fury after grouping Asian and white students together. The message was clear: Person of color meant underperforming.
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he outrage was immediate.
A report from North Thurston Public Schools in the Olympia/Lacey area went viral last November for lumping Asian and white students together because their test scores are roughly the same. Students of color â not including Asians â were a separate category.
The implication was clear: Person of color meant underperforming.
âNot all Asians are the same, and theyâre not the same as white students,â said Erin Okuno, who is Japanese and Okinawan.