Homeland Security’s ‘welfare’ check on Idaho migrant students raises school privacy questions
In other parts of the country, the welfare checks have resulted in children being taken out of their homes and put back into government custody
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WA’s bill to require clergy to report child abuse dies after Catholics refuse compromise on confessions
Washington’s mandatory reporter law is one of the weakest when it comes to clergy
Collapsing Roofs, Broken Toilets, Flooded Classrooms: Inside the Worst-Funded Schools in the Nation
Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are sweating, freezing and struggling to learn.
WA state lawmakers eye special education reforms to address students being shipped out of state
Legislative proposals follow InvestigateWest’s reporting revealing the treatment of kids with disabilities
New WA watchdog report calls for systemic change to prevent children with disabilities being sent away
Oversight agency cites InvestigateWest’s reporting that revealed how schools increasingly are sending students with disabilities to out-of-state facilities
WA school districts ignoring state transparency laws
Investigation finds school officials don't follow the rules on reporting abusive isolation and restraint when they send students out of state or to private facilities
Lawmakers hope to end Washington’s practice of shipping special-needs students out of state
State senator calls for joint session to address the issue, prompted by InvestigateWest reporting
One thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: State laws protecting parents who deny their children medical care for religious reasons
How faith-healing exemptions have survived not only in deep red Idaho, but reliably blue Washington state
Why Washington is shipping more disabled students out of state, splitting up families and costing taxpayers millions
Disability advocates accuse state lawmakers of shortchanging special education