Escalating violence in and around Seattle’s Garfield High School has prompted the district to consider new security measures ahead of its board meeting Wednesday night.
This comes after a gunman killed 17-year-old Amarr Murphy Paine in Garfield High School’s parking lot earlier this month.
“This violence has deeply affected us and re-injured our already grieving community still grappling with the impact of similar acts of gun violence,” Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Superintendent Brent Jones wrote in a letter to families. “We are committed to taking concrete steps to enhance the safety of our school environments.”
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