School Board Accountability

To the Editor:

School Board Accountability

Recently, the Journal had an article where several local school districts lamented the fact their costs are exceeding their income. The State of Washington and the legislature, eg taxpayers, were of course blamed for the district’s woes. Let me offer a different perspective, at least in the case of the Shelton School District (SSD).

First, the skyrocketing cost of insurance was mentioned by several districts. Part of this is what all of us are experiencing; however, in the case of SSD, could the impact of recent lawsuits have an impact on their risk r...