(04-07-2021, 12:10 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(04-07-2021, 11:30 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: It has to be tough to be hard progressive. I genuinely mean that. You see something that is clearly wrong and needs correction, but your slavishness to what might possibly offend others (and bring condemnation upon yourself, this is what feeds it, let's not kid ourselves) prevents you from taking action.

As Seattle students return to class, homeless encampments at 2 schools stir concerns | KOMO (komonews.com)

One guy even comments his family is already house shopping out of Seattle.

I don't understand this comment.  The appropriate short term solution is to force the homeless people to move their tents before school starts again.  And the article says that the city of Seattle and the school board will do exactly that.
The long term solutions are more complicated, but either way they're none of the school board's business.

The homeless weren't supposed to be there in the first place but were allowed to do so. Why? Because no one in leadership took the initiative to clear them out when they first showed up in direct defiance of the city posted sign which reads "No Camping". 

Instead, leadership let the problem fester until they knew enough public outcry would occur to force them to do their jobs. They intentionally failed to keep the homeless off the school campuses because they were scared of the condemnation they would receive from 'homeless advocates'. Seattle leadership was literally paralyzed by fear.

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