A Seattle-area homeless encampment, the tent community between Bitter
Lake and the Broadview Thomson K-8 playground sits mostly on school district property....mostly
According to an article in the Seattle Times the Seattle Public Schools wants it gone by the start of school in September — but a dispute over how the camp should be dismantled has already bought its residents several months of time.
School district officials have resisted what’s known as a “sweep” — removing tents and people on short notice, without an offer of alternative shelter. But Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has refused to allocate city funds for services for the campers, saying the encampment is mostly on district property.
In April, students at the school had to shelter in place because of a reported gun sighting at the encampment, which later turned out to be a pellet gun. And last month, Seattle mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell held a campaign event at the adjoining park and called on the city to use more of the incoming American Rescue Plan Act funding to house the campers.
According to a Facebook post the pointed headed Chandra Hampson demanded that no one perform sweeps of encampments on school property.
I guess the school board needs to wait until a student is harmed before taking action.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-seattle-public-schools-may-have-to-find-shelter-for-these-homeless-adults/
Seattle School Board President Chandra Hampson threatened volunteers with trespassing who were distributing leaflets on Monday regarding a homeless encampment on campus and school officials’ refusal to address it.
Chandra Hampson served on a committee that tried to remove homless encampments when they were in her own affluent neighborhood of Magnuson Park
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