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Student and recent-graduate speakers press Sumner-Bonney Lake board on walkouts and broken desks

Sumner-Bonney Lake School District Board of Directors · February 18, 2026
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Summary

A recent graduate criticized the district’s response to student walkouts and alleged legal violations, while an eighth grader raised safety concerns about broken desks; the board took the comments under advisement but did not respond during the public comment period.

At the Feb. 17 Sumner-Bonney Lake School District board meeting, public comment included a forceful critique from a 2025 graduate and a separate student safety concern.

Tristan Wolf, identified as a 2025 graduate, told the board he was "beyond disgusted" that students were allowed to leave a closed campus during walkouts and said that, in his view, the district had violated Washington state law (he referenced RCW language as stated in his remarks). Wolf…

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