School-return plan should be colorblind

Welcome to the segregated public schools of Washington state.

According to the “Reopening Washington Schools 2020 District Planning Guide,” some public school students are more equal than others when it comes to returning to the classroom in the fall.

The previously released guide from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has come under fire on social media for its discriminatory approach to restarting schools this fall in the wake of the coronavirus scare.

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal sets the tone in the opening letter of the guide, which he notes is influenced by p...