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Bellevue High School student and football player Tyson Penn, right, speaks to the school board on Dec. 15 about his concerns with the WIAA investigation while a teammate looks on.
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Questions of racial bias raised in WIAA football investigation “Why didn’t these investigators ask any white players, like me, how they could afford to live here? Please stop the investigation of five people based on skin color and a perception of who should live in Bellevue,” Bellevue High School senior Eron Kross asked the board. Concerns about the tactics of one investigator led to his removal from the case at the request of the district two months ago. School Board President Christine Chew told the audience at the Dec. 15 school board meeting that the concerns brought forward that night would be addressed. “We do support you, we do care about you, and we are concerned about some of the things you’re concerned about. We
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A crowd of distressed Bellevue High School football players and their families filled the Bellevue School Board meeting Dec. 15 to voice their concerns about the investigation into the Bellevue football program. Altogether, a half dozen student athletes and their families out of the team of 90 players have come forward with concerns about racial bias in the investigation. According to the complainants, both the current and a former investigator have allegedly focused on a small group of African-American team members and have questioned how those students could afford to live in Bellevue.
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In a sentimental City Council meeting Monday night, friends, family and even sometime-opponents of Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci wished her well as she transitions from city government to Metropolitan King County Council. After serving 12 years and three city council terms, including stints as Deputy Mayor and Mayor, Balducci won election to King County Council
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have already made reports to the WIAA about some of the issues you brought up, and things got changed,” she said. Bob Westinghouse, one of the independent investigators chosen by the WIAA to probe the program, told the Reporter that he was not aware of any allegations of racial bias in their investigation. Neither he nor his partner, Carl Blackstone, did not respond to additional questions. “To date, no parent or player has complained to the (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) that the investigation has been racially biased and the WIAA does not have evidence of racial bias in the investigation,” WIAA spokes-
Frustrated drivers using Washington State Department of Transportation’s “Good To Go!” toll system are being urged not to call the government agency to complain about a credit-card billing issue. From Monday, Dec. 7 to Monday, Dec. 14, more than 1,300 motorists using Good to Go’s automated payment system were being hit with a message informing them of a low or negative balance. Others attempting to pay manually were receiving error messages. Good To Go tolls impact the Interstate 405 Express Toll Lanes from Bellevue to Lynnwood, State Route 520 bridge, Tacoma Narrows Bridge and State Route 167 HOT Lanes.
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