SPOKANE, Wash. — Every three years, Spokane Public Schools (SPS) asks the voters for a new levy. Every six years, SPS asks them for a new bond. On Feb. 13,
OLYMPIA A new year sometimes means new laws go into effect in Washington, and this one will include changes to taxes, school names and the way you order takeout.
Credit Spokane Public Schools The Spokane school board voted Wednesday night to change the identities of several schools. Most notably, it renamed Sheridan Elementary after Spokane civil rights leader Frances Scott.
Jerrall Haynes, chair of the Spokane Public School Board, said he fully supported the new name, and said it was personally significant to him.
“And I never once thought I’d have the opportunity to name a school after a Black woman, right? Especially not here in Spokane.”
Frances Scott Elementary was previously named for Philip Sheridan, a Civil War era American military leader. The quote The only good Indian is a dead Indian is attributed to him.