Letter to the Editor: Tell the school board not to cut our Family Advocates

Saturday, May 24, 2025

To the Editor:

I am a student at Shorecrest High School and due to recent budget cuts in the Shoreline School district, the school board is planning to cut the position of drug and alcohol counselors also known as family advocates from Shoreline schools. 

This decision will directly impact 4 schools and their students in our district. It’s worth mentioning the hypocritical nature of this decision, when looking over Shoreline Schools' strategic planning, and executive summary you will find many points that directly contradict this budget cut. 

Students, families and teachers are urged to sign this petition against the budget cut and its effects on students. Although this is not the only cut in the plan, it is the only position on the chopping board that interacts with students on a daily basis. 

This position has saved lives and it’s unacceptable and disrespectful to the shoreline school district community to cut it. In the next coming school year 25-26 this position will be gone unless the community can sway the school board's decision. Your voice matters. Please help us spread the word and help us change this decision.
 
Here is the petition link

Ameerah Elnemr
Shoreline

2 comments:

Anonymous,  May 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM  

The school funding problem is a statewide issue. School districts are being forced to make hard decisions due to insufficient funding from the state. Let your state legislators know you want our schools property funded: https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder

Anonymous,  May 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM  

Will someone please explain how it is that a lower student population requires more money? The demographic trend is for even fewer students. Is that going to result in the school districts then saying we need even more money?

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