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The levy comes after the district’s bond for a new high school failed three times.
The facility is expected to be finished in fall 2027.
It comes as Western has consistently received the lowest per-student funding in the state.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they have opened their own investigation.
Located on 32nd Street, the university currently uses the building for their IT department among other services.
The funds support equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities and other vulnerable students.
A jury trial will now determine what damages the district owes to the student and his family.
The Salish Seed Guild works to promote biodiversity and sustainable agriculture in Whatcom County. One of the founders, Brian Kerkvliet, takes his efforts as a biodynamic homesteader seriously as he helps to educate the local gardeners in the Cascade bioregion.
The prospective takeover would include selling the WWU property assessed at roughly an $8 million value to the county, allowing the university to continue operations on the second floor of the building for the next two years.
Her term, which expires in 2029, will be taken over by someone appointed by the school board.