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Seattle School District Claims ‘Out Of Control’ Homeless Encampment On School Property Is A ‘Teachable’ Moment

Emily Zanotti
Seattle School District Claims ‘Out Of Control’ Homeless Encampment On School Property Is A ‘Teachable’ Moment
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Seattle parents are worried about their children’s safety after learning that kids will return to in-classroom learning at buildings where homeless encampments have spilled on to school property, but the Seattle School District says the situation provides the opportunity for a “teachable” moment about “compassion.”

“As students at Seattle Public Schools start to return for in-person learning following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the district continues to grapple with the presence of two homeless encampments that have taken root on a pair of the district’s campuses,” Seattle’s local news outlet KOMO reported last week.

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