Seattle parents rally against school closure proposals

About 300 parents and students wore red and chanted “Save our schools!” outside Seattle Public Schools headquarters Wednesday, marking the first mass protest against planned school closures that could reshape attendance boundaries across the city. Minutes before the first School Board meeting since the district unveiled its two closure proposals, people squinted in the blaring sun and pushed cardboard signs above their heads that read: “Don’t kill what’s working,” “Where is plan C?” and “Don’t make a terrible mistake.” Upbeat music blasted. Children ran around the outskirts of the crowd,...