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night, referring to a document from Inslee and state superintendent Chris Reykdal. “Basically it outlines the … repercussions for not

faster results. On the other side of the border in Washington, Clarkston teachers and students must wear masks indoors, and staff members

the course of a student’s life forever,” said State Superintendent Chris Reykdal in a statement. “It’s clear that through her tireless

, but about themselves as well,” said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal in a statement. “Educators who go beyond the

vaccines and masks for students? Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal announced this summer that districts that don’t enforce

. Dent said the threat from Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal to withhold funding from districts that fail or

, lessons, required activities, and assessments from teachers. Lake Washington students who are absent because they are quarantining will

approved a new multi-year collective bargaining agreement with the Puyallup Education Association (PEA) at the Sept. 7 meeting. The new

the Aug. 25 board meeting. Later that week, Superintendent Chris Reykdal of the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (

the pandemic," said Shannon McCann, the President of the Federal Way Education Association. She says the cases are a reflection of community

. That’s for families to do,” said Liv Finne, director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, a think tank that has

“There’s that excitement out there,” said Larry Delaney, president of the Washington Education Association and a teacher from the Lakewood

and virtual learning, said Julie Popper, a spokesperson for the Washington Education Association, the state teachers union. As was the case

cocktail as thousands of unvaccinated Washington kids head back to school, said Steve Lim, University of Washington professor of health

either state are for medical or religious reasons. The Washington Education Association quickly embraced Inslee’s requirement. “We must do

there. Last Thursday, Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association negotiators reached a tentative COVID health and safety

staff their staff in their decisions and situations. The Mead Education Association president previously told 4 News Now that a mandate

. The history of charter schools in Tacoma — and Washington state — has been somewhat rocky. In 2019, two of Tacoma’s three charter schools

mandates vaccines for all educators and staff The union, the Seattle Education Association, says they came to terms on transparency around

desks, mandatory mask wearing, and alternating schedules to accommodate smaller class sizes throughout the day. If a family prefers fully