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A resolution was adopted in late January recognizing WCC President Dr. Kathi Hiyane Brown, who is set to retire on March 1.
The district is re-running a similar bond to the one that failed in the Nov. 2024 general election.
HB 4201, which was pre-filed ahead of the 2025 Legislative session, would make passing a school bond possible through a simple majority.
The $2,000 memorial scholarship is named after Whatcom County Sheriff Deputy Matt Herzog, who was killed in the line of duty in 2001.
Testing data was available for all public school districts in Whatcom County except for Bellingham and was collected before, during and after the pandemic.
The bill, SB 5181, passed through the state Senate yesterday, Feb. 6 on a party-line vote of 30-19.
School staff approached the student and safely recovered the gun, which police later confirmed to be real.
The State Superintendent said in a statement that Washington’s Constitution does not identify citizenship as a qualification to receive an education.
The crash caused the school to close for one day, and the district says it will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Meanwhile, Operational Student Employees are pleading with the university to recognize their union’s existence.