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May 23, 2021 at 7:50 am The encampment at Broadview Thomson K-8 continues to grow because the Seattle School Board refuses to sweep it. (Photo: Jason Rantz/KTTH) Broadview Thomson K-8 went on lockdown again earlier this week after a construction worker saw someone inside that he didn’t think should be in the school. The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH heard from someone on the ground who said a staff member there indicated that it might have been someone from the nearby homeless encampment, but Seattle police have neither commented on the situation nor officially confirmed it. Aside from that incident and a separate lockdown in April, the large encampment remains just steps away from the school campus in north Seattle, which the school board refuses to remove. ....
SEATTLE - Since July a homeless encampment has been growing behind Broadview-Thomson K-8 School in Seattle’s Bitter Lake community. Neighbors and parents continue to call on Seattle Public School to put children’s safety first and to remove the encampment. Over the past 10 months the homeless encampment behind the school has been grown into more than 40 tents. Neighbors and parents have repeatedly called on Seattle Public Schools for a solution. ....
Robert DeWitt takes down his tent as Seattle Police and Seattle Parks and Recreation arrive to set up a perimeter before sweeping unhoused people from Denny Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Seattle. DeWitt had stayed overnight with the hopes of talking with outreach services but was only approached by police. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer People living outside struggle to get on Seattle s housing waitlist as homelessness rises Apr 09, 2021 More people than ever are living outside around Seattle. A recent survey shows a 50% increase in tents since the coronavirus pandemic began. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkanâs office says the city is rapidly expanding shelter bed space, as community groups take on their own efforts to get people inside. ....
People living outside struggle to get on housing list CASEY MARTIN, KUOW FacebookTwitterEmail With the defunding of the city’s Navigation Team last August, Seattle has since changed the shelter referral process. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images SEATTLE (AP) On a cold and drizzling afternoon, Shawn Murphy carried a heavy, gray tarp to his tent. His is one of the larger tents among a small group on a stretch of grass in South Lake Union, pressed right next to the constant hum of Aurora traffic in Seattle. At the camp, a friend told Murphy an outreach worker had just been there giving out info about overnight shelters. But wasn’t clear what the outreach worker said. ....
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