The elementary school teacher said called the police and said that a fifth grader had threatened to beat her up and made her feel unsafe for the rest of the day.
, Seattle Public Schools spokesman Tim Robinson acknowledged that racial bias in discipline is an issue in Seattle schools and called it an"unfortunate" incident. He said the district's discipline policy,"outlines our collective commitment" to address disproportionality.
Since hearing about the incident, parents are calling for district leaders to have conversations on racial bias in student discipline. Manuela Slye — president of Seattle Council PTSA, a citywide parent-teacher association — who spoke withsaid the teacher's impulse to involve police over the dispute sets a negative precedent.
A view of the Space Needle during a game between the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals on July 03, 2019 in Seattle, Washington . She would like to see the district provide de-escalation training and establish a protocol for when to involve the police.to school staff and families saying she was"aware that the incident was being held up as an example of racial bias in the community.
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