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School districts have been reevaluating their reopening plans since Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced new in-person guidelines last week. The Eugene 4J district will provide an update on reopening during their next Wednesday board meeting.
With the state’s new reopening guidelines, districts have more control over deciding when students should start hybrid learning. But 4J school board chair Mary Walston said the district still needs to determine who has the final say on 4J students can return in-person.
“I think it’s important to figure out what the decision making process [is]. Is it us seven? Or a series of recommendations from the superintendent? My understanding is Springfield the superintendent made the decision. My understanding is further that in Bethel they had an emergency board meeting last week and they decided not to go back into classes right away and continue with distance learning, said Walston. So it’s a mixed bag lo
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Residents who live along the McKenzie River can resume modified daily services from Lane Transit District beginning Sunday, Jan. 24.
Route 91 will not serve Blue River Drive or McKenzie River Drive. LTD will not charge passenger fares on route 91 until Mar. 1. But beginning Feb. 1, route 91 passengers will need to pay to transfer to or from other bus routes.
“Bus operators will pick up and drop off passengers only at the designated bus stops along the highway,” said Cosette Rees, LTD’s Director of Customer and Specialized Services. “Passengers should not try to flag down the bus between bus stops for pick up, so it is important for passengers to plan and to be extra careful walking to and from the bus stops along Highway 126.”
The Eugene 4J school district unanimously approved a COVID-19 temporary leave program during their Wednesday school board meeting. This comes after the
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KLCC s Elizabeth Gabriel reports on community members efforts to change the Eugene Police Department s policies.
The call comes after a group of President Donald Trump supporters and white nationalists invaded the U.S. Capitol to halt the election certification process on Jan. 6. Police department’s responses to mobs that stormed the national and state capitols have been more lenient in comparison to their reaction to Black Lives Matter supporters who protested this past summer.
On May 31, 2020, during local protests in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the City of Eugene authorized EPD to implement various tactics such as the use of rubber bullets, teargas and curfews, which many community members have deemed as excessive force.