Seattle Public Schools, the state’s largest school district, plans to bring preschool, kindergarten and first grade students back on March 1 and wants to bring in the rest of students by fall, wrote district spokesperson Tim Robinson in an email.
But those plans hinge on coronavirus transmission rates, the school board and the teachers’ union, the Seattle Education Association, which has been in negotiations over a new contract with the district since June 2020.
Bringing in the youngest students first will help the district learn the best practices for in-person learning before bringing in the rest of the grade levels, Robinson wrote in the email. Of course, next steps are
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