With teachers in the Kent School District deciding Monday to defy a King County Superior Court Judge’s order to end their nearly two-week old strike and return to classrooms, the question immediately becomes: What happens next?
The Kent teachers union voted Monday to defy a judge’s orders to head back to their classrooms this week. Instead, members of the Kent Education Association will continue to strike. At least one major picket line was due to get under way starting 5 a.m. Tuesday at Kentridge High School.
A second state mediator was sent to Kent this past weekend to help work toward an agreement on a new contract.
The second mediator was requested by the Kent Education Association and was scheduled to arrive in Kent Saturday afternoon.
Members of the Kent School Board have been staying updated on the negotiations between the district and the Kent Education Association through phone calls with Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas and near-daily meetings in executive session.
Negotiations between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association continued over the weekend and through Labor Day in an attempt to reach an agreement before the teachers’ union meeting tonight.
Serenity Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation located in Maple Valley reported on its Web site two mares were euthanized after a dog attack.
Maple Valley Police officers are spending less time in their cars and more time on their bicycles lately.
e don’t know if this virus will cause pregnant women to have a greater chance of getting sick or have serious problems. We also do not know how this virus will affect the baby. We do know that pregnant women are more likely to get sick than others and have more serious problems with seasonal flu. These problems may include early labor or severe pneumonia. We don’t know if this virus will do the same, but it should be taken very seriously.
This upcoming fall and winter will be a little different.
Every year between 5 and 20 percent of Americans become ill with seasonal flu. In addition to seasonal flu, health experts expect that H1N1 influenza (swine flu) will be circulated widely this fall and winter.
Valley Medical Center will host a free conference titled, “Cancer as a turning point: from surviving to thriving”.
The conference is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 and is being presented in cooperation with Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center and Healing Journeys, a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support healing, activate hope and promote thriving for anyone touched by cancer or a life-altering illness.
The full-day conference aims to differentiate between curing the body and healing the person, to explore illness as an awakening with transformative potential, to rekindle hope and motivation to live fully in the present, to rediscover the healing capacity of the human spirit and to facilitate healing from within as an essential component of total health.
Stories, music and laughter, group support, diet and nutrition will be incorporated into the program to ensure an entertaining and lively event.
In May 2009 the Zach Lystedt Law went into effect in the state of Washington. This law requires that all student athletes with suspected head injuries be removed from play until cleared by a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of sports-related concussions.
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The Kent Education Association Thursday afternoon announced it was giving the district “one more opportunity to do the right thing” before making a decision whether or not to defy a court order to end their strike and return to school.
The District No. 43 Fire Board met tonight and appointed Bill Van Ruff to the vacant position left open by the resignation of Jeff Granlund.
The Kent Education Association met at the gym in the Green River Community College at 2:30 p.m. today to decide the course of action following a ruling by King County Judge Andrea Darvas ordering the teachers to end the strike.
A judge has ordered schools in Kent to open for students on Wednesday.
Union members, however, may still decide to defy the court’s order and continue their strike, which has so far stretched for a week.
Though the new state assessment tests are set for the spring, local educators will need to start thinking about it…
King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas ruled this morning the Kent Education Association’s strike was illegal.
She also ruled the Kent teachers need to be back in the classroom Tuesday.
The Maple Valley City Council and city staff conducted a town hall meeting Monday to present the plans for the Summit Park and ball fields.
