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Patrick Malone@pmalonedc16 Aug 2023
NEW: Four students and their parents filed a lawsuit against Sumner-Bonney Lake School district for allegedly ignoring warnings about former Sumner High basketball coach now facing child rape charge. @seattletimes @STWatchdog seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Students sue Sumner school district over ex-coach’s alleged sex abuse

Four students and their families are suing Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, alleging that it failed to act on at least two warnings about former basketball coach Jake Jackson.

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Sydney Brownstone@sydbrownstone16 Jul 2023
1/ Today I published a story I’ve been wanting to do ever since I landed on the @seattletimes investigative team (@STWatchdog). It’s a bit of an odd one with an interesting backstory, so I ask you to bear with me and read through this *thread*.
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@seattletimes11 May 2023
Former Sumner High boys basketball coach Jake Jackson pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexually abusing six players from his team. st.news/3O1Xd9l

Ex-Sumner High coach pleads not guilty to charges of sexually abusing players

The sexual abuse charges against former basketball coach Jake Jackson, which involve six former players, have rattled the small town of Sumner.

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Washington lawmakers voted nearly unanimously to strengthen oversight of private special education schools that serve some of the state’s most vulnerable students. From @luluramadan and @mreicher: seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Legislature strengthens oversight of private special ed schools

In response to a Seattle Times and ProPublica series, the state is getting more power to regulate private schools operating with public money.

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Read the @seattletimes and @propublica series: st.news/invisibleschools

Invisible Schools: An investigation from The Seattle Times and ProPublica

In an investigation published in partnership with ProPublica, The Times uncovered years of alarming reports about abuse and lax academics at one network of private schools.

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Patrick Malone@pmalonedc3 Apr 2023
Six players told police their former basketball coach at Sumner High solicited more than 100 nude photos from them. But the truth has been elusive, thanks to technology that wipes the digital paper trail clean. @STWatchdog @seattletimes seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

In Sumner, warnings and allegations swirl around an ousted high school coach

At least six boys have accused Sumner coach Jake Jackson of sexual abuse, but police face problems obtaining social media messages as evidence.

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Sydney Brownstone@sydbrownstone27 Mar 2023
In 2019, WA jails had the fourth highest death rate in the country. But unlike deaths in police custody, they get very little attention. A new law requires jails to submit reports on these deaths to the state, but most jails haven’t. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

WA jails have among the highest death rates in the U.S. A new law to explain why isn’t working.

Only four county jails have filed reports on unexpected deaths in custody under the 2021 law. More transparency is needed to prevent deaths, advocates say.

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In July 2020, King County Executive Dow Constantine pledged to close the downtown Seattle jail, which he called “decrepit and expensive to operate.” Ten people incarcerated there have died since then. From @sydbrownstone: seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Activists call for Seattle jail's closure, citing Constantine’s 2020 pledge

Activists cited recent jail deaths and lack of mental health resources as reasons to shutter the facility.

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@seattletimes24 Feb 2023
King County is violating a legal agreement to protect the health and safety of people incarcerated at the downtown Seattle jail, civil liberties lawyers say. st.news/3xQeGrT

ACLU sues King County over Seattle jail conditions

The lawsuit comes after a deadly year for the jail. In 2022, four people died by suicide at the jail — four to eight times the national pre-pandemic average.

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@seattletimes21 Feb 2023
THREAD: Low-income families face hurdles in Washington’s flawed special education system. Here’s how one mom fought for her son and disrupted the system. st.news/inequities

A mom fought Washington’s flawed special education system. Here’s what happened next.

The state’s failure to monitor private special education schools forces parents to take extraordinary and often expensive measures to get their kids into the best programs — or keep them out of the...

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Low-income families face hurdles in Washington’s flawed special education system. Here’s how one mom pushed back. Read the Times Watchdog and @propublica investigation: st.news/inequities

A mom fought Washington’s flawed special education system. Here’s what happened next.

The state’s failure to monitor private special education schools forces parents to take extraordinary and often expensive measures to get their kids into the best programs — or keep them out of the...

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Catch up on the full series: st.news/invisibleschools

Invisible Schools: An investigation from The Seattle Times and ProPublica

In an investigation published in partnership with ProPublica, The Times uncovered years of alarming reports about abuse and lax academics at one network of private schools.

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@seattletimes20 Jan 2023
Washington education officials have launched an investigation of the state’s largest network of privately run schools for students with disabilities. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

WA launches probe of private special ed schools as lawmakers consider reforms

In response to a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation, state officials demand records related to "abuse or neglect" at a publicly-funded network of schools.

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Mike Reicher@mreicher20 Jan 2023
More impact from our investigation into WA private special ed schools. State demanding a ton of records from one troubled school, as part of investigation, and lawmakers heard big reform bill W/ ⁦@luluramadan⁩ ⁦@STWatchdog⁩ ⁦@propublica⁩ seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

WA launches probe of private special ed schools as lawmakers consider reforms

In response to a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation, state officials demand records related to "abuse or neglect" at a publicly-funded network of schools.

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Women suing a Seattle hip-hop artist in a sex trafficking case face one of the shortest timeframes in the nation for seeking justice in civil court. From @RebeccaKMoss and @Ashleyhiruko: seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock

Is Washington's statute of limitations for human trafficking survivors too brief to bring most abuse claims to court?

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Patrick Malone@pmalonedc15 Dec 2022
After @seattletimes reported a Tacoma police officer now facing felony charges for Manuel Ellis's death had a psychological break at the police academy and was still allowed to graduate, Washington State eyes more aggressive removal of academy recruits. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

WA police academy eyes removing more recruits who show red flags

Citing a Seattle Times story about a troubling incident at the state police academy, a state agency moved to more aggressively remove troubled recruits.

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Mike Reicher@mreicher13 Dec 2022
NEW: WA state education officials are working on legislation to increase oversight of special ed schools, after our investigation found huge gaps. Agency said our stories “show us that more changes are needed” in system. #Impact w/ @luluramadan @propublica seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

WA proposes reforms for special education schools, citing Seattle Times, ProPublica stories

An investigation by The Times/ProPublica showed the state failed to address complaints about abuse and lack of academics at private special education schools.

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Citing a Seattle Times story, the state agency that oversees training and certification of police officers moved to more aggressively remove recruits from the state law enforcement training academy when they show signs they’re psychologically unfit. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

WA police academy eyes removing more recruits who show red flags

Citing a Seattle Times story about a troubling incident at the state police academy, a state agency moved to more aggressively remove troubled recruits.

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A police academy warned Tacoma of an officer's violent training episode. He was later charged in...

Tacoma police Officer Timothy Rankine exhibited troubling behavior during a training exercise at the police academy, records show.

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