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Adams Elementary appointment draws sustained public criticism; board hears calls to pause and review personnel records
Summary
Parents and community members pressed the district over the appointment of Anitra Jones to Adams Elementary, citing prior substantiated complaints at Rainier View and asking the board to pause the appointment, add findings to personnel records, and consider a temporary 'hold‑harmless' budget to protect the school from enrollment loss.
An extended public‑comment session at the Seattle School Board focused on the June‑appointed placement of Anitra Jones as principal at Adams Elementary, with dozens of parents, educators and union representatives urging the district to pause the appointment and to clarify why prior substantiated complaints did not appear in Jones’s personnel file.
Superintendent Ben Shuldiner framed the appointment as the result of a closed search and contractual obligations, and he acknowledged the community’s pain over how the meeting…
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