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Stories
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Washington state wants school districts to keep better track of truant students
Districts say they’re changing practices in effort to keep kids from falling through the cracks.
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An Indigenous teen in Washington disappeared. It took police more than a year to start investigating
Experts say Kit Nelson-Mora's case reflects larger issues of law enforcement stereotyping missing Indigenous kids as runaways and criminal jurisdiction confusion within Indian Country.
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How a Seattle-area school district ignored repeated warnings of ‘grooming-like behavior’
Former Tahoma School District paraeducator Bryan Neyers awaits trial on Sept. 5 on charges related to his alleged sexual abuse of several elementary school boys. For years, Neyers' colleagues had attempted to warn administrators about his suspicious conduct, but he faced no real consequences and continued to work with children.
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Low-income domestic violence survivors face uphill battle in obtaining court-ordered protections
Advocates are calling for more funding for housing, shelters, and legal services as well as consistent policy implementation.
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Why many judges in WA won’t order abusers to turn in guns
Washington has some of the strongest firearm regulations in the country. But across the state, many judges have stopped enforcing Washington’s firearm surrender law in civil protection order cases due to their interpretation of a landmark court decision.