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KELLOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RICHARD SMITH GREETS STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BACK ON SEPT. 1, 2021./ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

Oregon Officials Warn Of ‘Rapid’ COVID-19 Transmission In School Activities

The Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority say schools should stop extracurricular activities or ensure use of masks, testing and other mitigating measures.

Jan 4, 2022

Backpack on a desk with a medical mask sticking out of its pocket and hand sanitzer

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Quarantine And Tracing Rules Are All Over the Map For Students

Most parents are familiar with “COVID notification” letters, but the letters’ instruction on whether your kid must quarantine or not varies wildly from school to school.

Nov 16, 2021

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Oregon Health Authority Reports 79 Schools With Active COVID-19 Outbreaks

Up from 48 the previous week, the numbers are likely an undercount or behind current case information.

Sep 30, 2021

STUDENTS ARRIVE AT KELLOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST DAY BACK ON SEPT. 1 IN PORTLAND./JONATHAN HOUSE/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Multnomah County Schools Grapple With Thousands In Quarantine

Despite low transmission rates on campus, Portland-area schools see thousands in quarantine due to exposure.

Sep 23, 2021
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Richmond Elementary in Southeast Portland required masks last fall. | ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

Oregon Vaccination Rates Up As Some Schools Ask Families To Disclose Children's Shots

COVID-19 vaccination rates for 12- to 17-year-olds in Oregon vary by county, with 59.6% vaccinated statewide.

Sep 21, 2021

Richmond Elementary in Southeast Portland required masks last fall. | ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

Oregon School District Officials 'Shocked' By Gov. Brown's Mask Mandate

Districts decry the loss of “local control” in health and safety decisions following the governor's order that schools require masks inside this fall.

Aug 3, 2021

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Oregon’s School-Based Coronavirus Tallies Sometimes Lag Weeks Behind Outbreaks

Only a handful of Oregon’s counties have met the metrics to allow in-person instruction since the Department of Education published its guidance on COVID-19 in mid-August.

Nov 11, 2020

Gov. Kate Brown. | JAIME VALDEZ/PORTLAND TRIBUNE

State Relaxes Virus Standards For Schools

Classrooms for younger students could open in many districts, including in Clackamas County, through lower benchmarks that measure whether schools may conduct in-person classes.

Oct 30, 2020

At the Oregon Health Forum on Thursday (left to right): Kim Scott, CEO of Trillium Family Services; Paul Bryant, a clinical director at Kaiser Permanente; Hailey Hardcastle, freshman at the University of Oregon; Robin Henderson, chief executive for Behavioral Health for Providence St. Joseph Health; Brenda Martinek, chief of student support services for Portland Public Schools; and Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia of Oregon Health & Science University./Wyatt Stayner/The Lund Report

Panel: Schools Need More Mental Health Resources

Dec 12, 2019
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Oregon Officials Warn Of ‘Rapid’ COVID-19 Transmission In School Activities

Quarantine And Tracing Rules Are All Over the Map For Students

Oregon Health Authority Reports 79 Schools With Active COVID-19 Outbreaks

Multnomah County Schools Grapple With Thousands In Quarantine

Oregon Vaccination Rates Up As Some Schools Ask Families To Disclose Children's Shots

Oregon School District Officials 'Shocked' By Gov. Brown's Mask Mandate

Oregon’s School-Based Coronavirus Tallies Sometimes Lag Weeks Behind Outbreaks

State Relaxes Virus Standards For Schools

Panel: Schools Need More Mental Health Resources

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