by Rich Smith • Jul 6, 2021 at 4:35 pm
The private Facebook group, Reopen Seattle Public Schools, advertised their willingness to push back against the teachers union s attempts to control this conversation. Facebook Screengrab
At their June meeting the King County Democrats Endorsement Committee decided against recommending Vivian Song Maritz in the primary race for a northwest Seattle school board seat after learning that she participated in a Facebook group that was opposed to collective bargaining around the reopening of schools.
Benton Coblentz, chair of the 11th Legislative District Dems, brought that claim to the table, citing several sources including [precinct committee officers] in Seattle in the 11th LD.