Seattle Public Schools Rebrand High School as 'Senior Grammar'
Following the controversial abolishment of the city's high school, the school board maneuvers to restore advanced coursework under a new label.
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The Seattle public school system has restored its advanced curriculum by adopting Superintendent Frank J. Barnard’s plan to create a 'senior grammar school.' The board, having recently abolished the high school, will now use rooms in the Central Building to host classes in subjects including Latin, chemistry, and carpentry. The board also discussed renting the Grace Hospital building to house these students and considered adding extensive gymnastic equipment to the Pacific school, though they halted the inclusion of vaulting bars for fear of student injury.
“The people of Seattle... will insist that their children be allowed to pursue such studies as will best prepare them for the work to be done in the years to come.”
Education funding crises and curriculum debates are perennial features of Seattle civic life. The rebranding of 'high school' to 'senior grammar school' as a bureaucratic solution to a budget cut echoes modern administrative workarounds used to keep programs afloat during austerity measures.
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