According to the Seattle School District, this coming Monday is the deadline for making a final decision on whether to adjust staffing at Garfield High School. District superintendent Larry Nyland, after looking at fall enrollment numbers, has determined that Garfield may have to lose a teacher (along with four other elementary and middle schools), and if the cut comes, it'll be made based on seniority.

The Garfield PTSA and others have determined that the teacher who's likely to go is currently working with 150 students. "In general, cutting staff nine weeks into the school year is a very unfortunate situation to be in," School Board Member Sue Peters told The Stranger last night. "I'm hearing from the Garfield community that their enrollment numbers don't merit such a cut. So I would like to know, as both a school board director and a Garfield parent: what is the math that is leading to this proposed displacement of a staffer at the school?"

In a letter to the Garfield community today, Superintendent Nyland said he was still reviewing "the situation at Garfield," but he warned that teachers who walked out along with students could wind up in trouble. "Teachers' primary responsibility is to ensure safety and supervision of their students during the assigned time period," Nyland wrote. "If they do not ensure proper supervision for their students, then appropriate action will be determined."

He also asked students to stay in class, and, well: