Kira Acker, Tumwater’s director of finance and operations, said in the 2023-2024 school year, the district ran a deficit of about $4.5 million.

While the pandemic came with more federal school funding, that money has now been fully spent and the cost of more staff and programming put back on the district. Kira Acker, Tumwater’s director ...

Parents and educators in the Tumwater School District are continuing to lobby the school board to support trans student athletes’ rights, and at least one board member has been persuaded. During ...

The district said it will seek a per-day fine of $2,329, a prorated amount of what Tumwater teachers pay in dues to the union. According to the school district, bargaining continued Friday.

The Tumwater School District is trying to "force" striking teachers back to work, according to a newsletter from the Education Association. "They want to force us back to work without a contract ...

For Tumwater School District paraprofessional of 17 years, Meagan Ready, that monthly income comes out to only $1,400 after taxes, just barely enough to cover the average monthly rent for a studio ...

The Tumwater School District is taking the teacher’s union to court for the second time this week. And it’s asking to impose fines. District spokeswoman Laurie Wiedenmeyer told the Olympian ...

TUMWATER, Wash. — The Tumwater School District's Board of Directors voted Thursday to ban transgender girls from participating in girls sports. The resolution passed by a vote of 3-1. It comes ...

Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high school ...

The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title IX investigation into the Tumwater School District (TSD) in Washington state on Friday over a widely publicized incident involving a girl being ...

The Tumwater School District's board of directors voted Thursday to ban trans girls from playing for girls’ sports teams. The resolution passed by a vote of 3-1.

A 15-year-old student alleges the Tumwater School District knew Shelton High had a trans athlete and still let her play in a February basketball game. Skip to content. Local News.