OPEN LETTER | Highline Prioritizes Relief from Oversight. What About Academics?

A Highline Public Schools parent is urging the district’s board to reject its 2027 legislative agenda, calling out a plan to hire a $43,000-a-year state lobbyist to weaken public records oversight. The parent argues the district is prioritizing central office protection over student academics—citing declining math proficiency and comparing Highline’s approach unfavorably to nearby districts’ efforts on funding equity and transportation support.