seattle: Call for a day of solidarity against Seattle Public School Closures

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kaligrrrl) wrote in

seattle,
@ 2006-10-16 10:41:00

Call for a day of solidarity against Seattle Public School Closures
Seattle School Closures Protest--Make no mistake: it has come to this.

Who : EVERYONE who cares about Seattle school children
What : A protest at the Board Meeting
When : This Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

after public testimony and break

Board meeting begins at 6pm, protest begins roughly 7:45
Where : Stanford Center

2445 Third Avenue S (at Lander)
Seattle, WA 98124-1165

Protest WILL BE PEACEFUL.

Bring signs, shirts, and sustenance.

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	ninaf 2006-10-16 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	Why is it bad to close these schools if they aren't being used to the fullest? (Reply to this) (Thread)

feignedapathy
2006-10-16 05:51 pm UTC (link)

Because the parents are selfish and want to make sure that the school they were at are the school they stay at. Many of these same parents vote against measures to fund the school district, never participate in school meetings or district board meetings to help choose how funding is spent.

So, true to form, now they're going to bitch about it, as if that somehow helped before.

	gomezticator 2006-10-17 12:37 am UTC (link)
	This is what I'm wondering. Maybe they'd be used more fully if parents didn't get to cherry-pick what school their child goes to. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kraex 2006-10-16 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	Who : EVERYONE who cares about Seattle school children Srsly? Ohmigod, if I don't protest I don't care about ze childrens!! Why would I be protesting again? Better question: Will there be Punch and Pie? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	damashita 2006-10-16 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	Pie!?! Yum! Pie! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ninaf 2006-10-16 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	snobby, aren't you. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	feignedapathy 2006-10-16 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	Yet another who is part of the problem, offering nothing for a solution. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	divinus 2006-10-17 09:17 am UTC (link)
	I'm sure pedestrians are tired of taxes going towards roads, misanthropes of taxes going towards social services, bookworms of taxes going towards sports, Spokanites of taxes going towards Seattle mass transit, doves of taxes going towards war efforts, etc. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	*I DEFINITELY* agree with this statement you made... homaffectional** 2006-10-21 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	"If the parents want their kids to go to some school that's not the closest, they should be responsible for the transportation." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tanukisuit 2006-10-16 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	I'm amazed that Seattle has so many schools to begin with. The school district should sell the good properties and build one huge super school for everyone to attend. (Reply to this)

	littlelou 2006-10-16 06:20 pm UTC (link)
	Closing schools means increased class sizes. Keeping them open means extra costs. Seattle schools are fucked either way, really. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kriostoir 2006-10-16 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	yeah, but by cutting back on the costs, the school districts can use that extra money to make sure programs such as music and other extra-curricular activities be saved, which isn't happening in many other places in the country. VH1 -- We need you! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	I think... homaffectional 2006-10-21 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	a compromise should be sought by reducing the number of schools slated to be closed... If currently 8 schools... close four, keep four open. If 5... close three, keep two open. You get the idea (I feel safe in assuming, I think...) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wyntermoonwolf 2006-10-16 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	I like mac-n-cheese. (Reply to this)

	arrogantb 2006-10-16 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	that is unless you consider socio-economics, school size or test scores... I also think it may be realistic that there will be greater growth up north. places like ballard / greenwood are experiencing a significant increase in density as large numbers of condos go in. or it could be all those right-wing racists on the school boards... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	docjeff 2006-10-16 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	Who cares about Seattle school children? I mean seriously - they're not being properly educated anymore so why bother wasting time on schools at all? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ermac 2006-10-16 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	we should go protest the SCHOOLS! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	iheartretards 2006-10-16 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	what we need is a violent uprising. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Hail a new idea mcfnord 2006-10-17 12:42 am UTC (link)
	Democracy had a good run, but I'm ready for a change. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gomezticator 2006-10-17 12:39 am UTC (link)
	The city should offer to keep the schools open, in exchange for implementing zoning and sending kids to the schools IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. And if the parents don't like it, TOUGH. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	dustin_00 2006-10-17 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Dude, you've only been in this group a year, and wow, it's real obvious how much it aged you! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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