Seattle schools announce return for students without union agreement, sparking controversy and confusion Deedee Sun School districts across Western Washington are returning to the classroom. But in Seattle, Sunday brought another day of bargaining without any agreement. Still, the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) district is plowing ahead, saying some students will return Thursday. They shared robocalls and shared videos with parents on social media, welcoming back preschool and pre-K-12 Special Education Intensive Service Pathways students, and explaining the safety measures families can expect when they return. “We all know an agreement has to happen for everything to work out, and the robocalls just strictly state like, the kids are going back to school,” said Casey Lynn, a Seattle parent. “I just feel like it’s really misleading on the district’s part,” she said.