Kirkland Reporter, December 05, 2014

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Community expresses support for coaches placed on leave BY TJ MARTINELL

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irkland residents are coming to the defense of two Juanita High School (JHS) football coaches placed on paid administrative leave by the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a senior student by four freshman football

players. Four C-team football players are accused of sexually assaulting a specialneeds student on Oct. 22 in the school locker room. All four players have been expelled from the school pending the result of the LWSD investigation and have yet to be charged by the King County Prosecutor’s Office. A letter was sent via email

to the parents of Juanita High School students last month notifying them that the coaches would be on leave during the school district’s investigation. The letter did not name the two coaches but numerous sources have confirmed to the Reporter that they are varsity head coach Shaun Tarantola and assistant coach Lele Te’o. The football team was

recently bestowed the Annual Sportsmanship Award from the Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association (PNFOA), which is granted to the school with the expectation that the coaching staff will give the award to an individual football player who is planning on furthering his education after graduation. Emails written to the LWSD and JHS officials

expressed dismay at having the coaches removed at the end of the season, as well as concerns about the internal investigation process. “Not being able to finish this season with his coaches, to express his gratitude and thank them for their support, leadership and years of commitment, has been especially hard on my son who is a senior this year,” wrote Steve and

Man arrested for threats to kill police

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Kirkland resident angered by Ferguson shooting BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Lakeview Elementary first grader Sadie Reyes works on an assignment using a typewriter. First grade teacher Brad Coulter allows his students to use typewriters to work on their spelling, grammar and punctuation without the use of modern tools such as spellcheck or autocorrect. Coulter acquired the typewriters through purchases on eBay and Cragislist.org. TJ MARTINELL, Reporter.

Lakeview teacher uses typewriters to teach writing to students BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

At 11 a.m. every day in Room 112 at Lakeview Elementary it sounds like a newsroom from the 1900s. Rather than scribbling with pencils, pens or even laptops, the students in

Lisa Boeggeman to JHS Principal Gary Moed. “We have lived in the Juanita community for almost 20 years. Our boys have been involved in many different sports activities over the years and I can honestly tell you none of their past coaches have made an impact on them like their JHS football coaches. They have learned how to be [ more COACHES page 3 ]

Brad Coulter’s first grade class hone their writing and spelling skills with the use of the original word processor - the typewriter. With printed words on the walls in front of them, the students work on writing assignments, such

as small-moment topics assigned by Coulter. When they’re finished, they hand him their finished work complete with crossed out mistakes designed to teach them how to write without the aid of electronic tools such as autocorrect and

spellcheck. At the beginning of each week they are assigned a typewriter, ranging from the large Royal to the Lettera 32 Olivetti manual - the same one used by author Cormac McCarthy - which is selected from notecards. The unusual teaching method came from [ more SCHOOL page 2 ]

A Kirkland man with a criminal history was arrested in Seattle after making repeated threats on Facebook to kill white police officers in Ferguson, Mo., including former FPD officer Darren Wilson. Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Monday for three counts of interstate threats. AbdulJabbaar began making the comments starting in August, when FPD officer Darrel Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Wilson recently stepped down from his position after a Grand Jury declined to indict him on charges of manslaughter. Abdul-Jabbaar eventually came to the attention of the FBI’s International Terrorism squad when he allegedly called for killing cops on his Facebook account. A Philadelphia native, Abdul-Jabbaar also lived in Michigan and claimed on his Facebook page to have just moved into a Kirkland apartment. Investigators were able to confirm his residence through the United States

Department of Housing and Urban Development, from which he receives subsidized housing benefits. Five days after the shooting, Abdul-Jabbaar allegedly posted a message complaining that the police hadn’t released the name of the police officer. “Then we can find where that cop’s child goes to school at and hope that the same can be returned back to that white [racial slur],” he allegedly wrote according to the charging documents. On Aug. 30, AbdulJabbaar allegedly reposted a news report claiming video surveillance contradicted the official story of what had happened during the Ferguson shooting, writing “we really need to start killing the police.” Other messages and posts included “I would love to smoke a white motha [expletive] cop,” as well as “We the oppressed people need to kill this white cop” along with a repost of a news story containing Wilson’s address. On Nov. 11, AbdulJabbaar allegedly wrote “Are there any REAL BLACK MEN that would love to go down to Ferguson Missouri to give back those bullets to Police Officer [D.W.] fired into the body of Mike Brown. If we’re unable to locate Officer [D.W.], then [ more FERGUSON page 3 ]


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