TACOMA MAMA: ADOPT A SCHOOL >>>

Hunt Middle School in Tacoma opened in 1958. The school's plywood based flat-roofed design was hailed in the press at the time as "imaginative" and "cost-saving."  Today the roof lies in shreds, as mold and mildew seep through fresh coats of paint.  Teachers report frequent illnesses, and suspect the school-wide mold may be to blame. Kids take rusty showers in the school's decrepit locker rooms, while their librarian shifts freshly donated computers around the library, dodging leaks.

This is the state of one of the schools in our community, in 2009.  It wasn't destroyed by a hurricane or a terrorist attack, but by our failure to invest in our own future.

Editor note: For more information on how to adopt Hunt Middle School, read Tacoma Mama here.

Tacoma Mama also snapped shots of Baker and Stewart middle schools. Not pretty.