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Despite shootings, poll finds Seattle residents think schools are generally safe

In the past school year, the Seattle Public Schools community mourned the loss of a 17-year-old senior who was shot in the hallways of Ingraham High School. More recently, gun violence near Garfield and Nova high schools propelled school closures and lockdowns.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

Minnesota woman pleads guilty to leaving newborn to die

A Minnesota woman has admitted to leaving her newborn baby to die on the banks of the Mississippi River in 2003

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Seattle teachers strike, delaying first day of school

SEATTLE — Seattle educators are on strike Wednesday after negotiating late into the night Tuesday, with classes canceled in the state’s largest school district on what would have been the first school day of the year.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022