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A Letter to BLMS Students

We hope that you are all doing well and engaged in safe practices during the school closure. Please continue to speak with your parents and look at your teachers’ websites and Canvas Sites as we change the ways we educate our students.

There is a lot going on right now and I wanted to share some information I have learned through my experiences to date. Please share these with others if you would like. As always, keep talking to the people who love you.

  • Breathe... That’s right, just breathe. You are safe, loved, and important. You are stronger than you know and there are people lined up to help you.
  • Don’t believe everything you hear/read. Even the best-intentioned leaders and reporters get things wrong. When something concerns you, speak to your parents/grandparents/trusted adults.
  • Remember that on-line, social media, television, radio, and print publications are commercial enterprises. That means they are profit based organizations. They will use/publish words and pictures designed to evoke an emotional response, often exaggerating the truth or altogether misrepresenting it. Words and phrases like: "unprecedented", "attacked", "stormed", etc. all carry meanings that can cause an emotional response in all of us. Remember to listen/read these with a healthy level of skepticism. 
  • Beware of Social Media. We all use technology to stay in touch with our friends and loved ones but social media can do more harm than good. Pretty much anyone can post whatever they want to on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Doubt everything you see there and when a friend tells you what they heard/read, ask where they got their information. Then, fact check it and share with your parents.
  • Face-time, Zoom, Video conference, Skype, etc. your friends and families. Seeing their faces and interacting with them through video calls will keep you connected.
  • Be kind.
  • Be safe.
  • Do good things for others.
  • Turn off the screens often and hug someone you love!

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.
For general information or to be directed to a specific department, please contact the ISD Receptionist at 425-837-7000.
Amanda Dorey, Title IX Coordinator Stacey Zachau, District HIB Coordinator Amanda Dorey, Civil Rights Compliance Officer Pam Ridenour, Section 504 Coordinator
425-837-7000 5150 220th AVE SE, Issaquah, WA 98029
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