Once Spokane s only Black school board member, Jerrall Haynes has steered the district to a drastically different place inlander.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inlander.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Spokane Public School Board has approved new boundaries.
The Spokane Public Schools Board unanimously approved new boundaries during its Wednesday night meeting, the district’s first major boundary change in 40 years.
Spokane Public Schools new boundaries are designed to keep neighborhoods of students, and cohorts of children together during the transition from elementary to middle school to high school.
The board unanimously approved them after several weeks of delay. Some parents were concerned the model would force their families to go to a school geographically farther from their home, and some were concerned the changes were inequitable.
School Board Member Mike Wiser said the committee that developed the new lines considered both issues, and said trying to change the boundaries this late would create more issues.
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Spokane Public Schools Board votes unanimously to change North Central, Garry mascots
The North Central High School Indians and the Garry Middle School Chiefs will have new mascots by Jan. 2022. Author: Morgan Trau (KREM) Updated: 1:52 PM PDT May 13, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. The Spokane Public Schools Board of Directors voted unanimously to change the mascots and symbols at two schools. This comes after Governor Jay Inslee signed a measure to ban the use of Native American names, symbols and images as school mascots, logos and team names at most public schools.
North Central High School and Garry Middle School have the Indians and the Chiefs, respectively, as their mascots. This comes after students, alumni, and community members spoke up in favor of removing Native American symbols in a meeting last month.