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Parents, staff and union call for independent review after allegations of harassment at Endeavor Elementary
Summary
Elizabeth Primo, UniServ director with the Washington Education Association, told the Issaquah School District board that staff and students at Endeavor Elementary are experiencing "mistreatment," intimidation and fear of retaliation and that, since the current principal took over, "approximately 80% of the staff have left the building."
Elizabeth Primo, UniServ director with the Washington Education Association, told the Issaquah School District board that formal and informal reports describe a pattern of "mistreatment of staff and students, the inappropriate verbal and physical interactions, and intimidation and fear of retaliation" at Endeavor Elementary. "Since the current principal assumed leadership at Endeavor, approximately 80% of the staff have left the building," she said, adding that the turnover "is not typical and reflects a deeper systemic issue."
Bridget Chapet, who said she is a parent of two Endeavor students, said a petition circulated this week gathered more than 543 signatures, including 19 current Endeavor staff members. "We respectfully call on the district to take two immediate steps," she said, reading an abridged…
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