COVID-19 vaccination clinics held in partnership with local school districts and community partners will abide by state guidance and allow 12- to 15-year-olds to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Â
Under state law, those 15 years of age and older do not need parental consent to receive the vaccine. Greater Albany Public Schools and Corvallis School District, who have both partnered with community partners for vaccine clinics, will abide by this state law.Â
Those ages 12-14 will require parental permission, also in line with state law.
Disney World may soon go mask free for the vaccinated.
The Pfizer vaccine will be available for children 12 and up.Â
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GAPS speeds up return to hybrid learning for some students
The school board unanimously voted to approve the updated calendar Monday night.
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 5:54 PM
Updated: Mar 9, 2021 7:07 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
ALBANY, Ore. – Some students of Greater Albany Public Schools will be returning to in-person hybrid learning weeks earlier than planned.
The school board unanimously voted to approve the updated calendar Monday night.
While kindergarten through second grade will still return March 29, grades three through five will start the next day. Middle school students will be starting on April 5 and 6, nearly two weeks before planned.
Albany Options School will open on March 29, and South and West Albany high schools will open as previously planned, aligned with the start of the fourth quarter. Construction on West Albany High School will not be completed for occupancy until April 13.
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