Is this how it works: Seattle Public Schools has some issues with its budget, threatens a bunch of school closures and then watches parents scramble to defend their home turf? It all gets called off until next year when they again release a bunch of school names and wait for the response.
We think they really mean it this time, actually.
Here's what they released after the Community Advisory Committee reported back yesterday:


Are they going to close them this time? And we're a little behind on this issue -It's been two years of threatend closures with no end in sight- Why don't we just fund the damn district already? Anybody?

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Bagley escapes the wrecking ball! Hooray! Please tell me they plan to do something smart, like turn the schools into condos and make a shitload of money.
As an MLK alumni I can't help but feel a little gloomy this morning.
"Kids you see that Starbucks over there. That is where Daddy learned to add and subtract."