🌱 Spanaway parents sue Bethel schools over alleged abuse of autistic kindergartner
Spanaway, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Spanaway! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Spanaway parents sue Bethel schools over alleged abuse of autistic kindergartner
Also on today's calendar: Parkland Resource Fair and Community Connection and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 54.
- Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pierce County parents claim teacher abused their autistic child (thenewstribune.com) — Parents of a Spanaway kindergartner have filed a lawsuit alleging their autistic, non-verbal son was physically and verbally mistreated by his special education teacher at a local elementary school. The Bethel School District is the sole defendant and says it cannot comment on pending litigation, while law enforcement and prosecutors review a related third-degree assault case referral. 
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Parkland Resource Fair and Community Connection →
12324 12th Ave S, Parkland
9:00 am
Wednesday August 12
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Other local events
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Baby Storytime
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
1:00 pm -
Up and Atom: 4-H Kit: Snap Circuits
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
3:30 pm -
Drop-In Tech Help at Fern Hill
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
5:00 pm -
Spanaway Food Crawl: Samurai's | BZP PS →
Samurai's Japanese Steakhouse, 19321 Mountain Hwy E, Spanaway
5:00 pm -
Family Storytime
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
6:00 pm -
PokĂŠmon League
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
4:00 pm
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Joint Base Lewis McChord Hiring Event →
American Lake Conference Center, 8085 Nco Beach Rd, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
11:00 am -
Baby Storytime
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
1:00 pm -
Up and Atom: 4-H Kit: Snap Circuits
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
3:30 pm -
Drop-In Tech Help at Fern Hill
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
5:00 pm -
Family Storytime
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
6:00 pm -
PokĂŠmon League
Fern Hill Branch Library 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
4:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
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- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Spanaway. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Parkland
- A Fake Gold Chain, a Single Shot and a 2,500-Mile Manhunt (tacomaweekly.com)
- Pierce Transit offers free rides to cooling centers during stretch of 90-degree heat (king5.com)
Lakewood
- Washington Wildfire Smoke Crisis: Is Your City Currently Breathing 'Hazardous' Air? (rollingout.com)
- Women's golf releases full 2026-27 schedule (goeags.com)
- Sound Transit expands night-owl service to Lakewood, Redmond (seattletransitblog.com)
Puyallup
- Colliers Arranges $18.4M Sale of Newly Built Sunset Self-Storage in Puyallup, WA (cremarketbeat.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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