Elena Perry

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Elena Perry

The president of Spokane Falls Community College resigned from her role after six years, the school announced Wednesday. Kimberlee Messina will be returning to California to assume a new role as the chancellor of City College of San Francisco, according to a news release from Spokane Falls. She’s served in her role as leader of the community college since her appointment in June 2019. Spokane Colleges Chancellor Kevin Brockbank congratulated Messina on her new role in a written statement.

1 week ago | yakimaherald.com | Elena Perry |Amanda Sullender

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1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Elena Perry |Amanda Sullender

It's a wrap for the 2024-25 school year in Spokane Public Schools, as Tuesday is the last day of instruction in a year of phone-free classrooms in the district. The school district is among the first to adopt restrictions on phone use for its 29,690 pupils, banning cellphones at the start of this school year throughout the school day at the elementary and middle schools, and in classrooms in high schools. High schoolers are still permitted to use their phones between classes and during lunch.

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Elena Perry |Amanda Sullender

It’s a wrap for the 2024-25 school year in Spokane Public Schools, as Tuesday is the last day of instruction in a year of phone-free classrooms in the district. The school district is among the first to adopt restrictions on phone use for its 29,690 pupils, banning cellphones at the start of this school year throughout the school day at the elementary and middle schools, and in classrooms in high schools. High schoolers are still permitted to use their phones between classes and during lunch.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Elena Perry

Jun. 16—A West Valley High School Spanish teacher lost his job after reading a passage from "To Kill a Mockingbird" that contained a racial slur. The West Valley School District superintendent request the school board not to renew the teaching contract of Matthew Mastronardi after a video of him reading the passage made its rounds online in which Mastronardi can be heard saying the N-word in the classic novel.