Gov. Brown: School districts will get to decide how soon to reopen in the new year
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(Update: Adding Redmond schools superintendent, teachers union statements)
Wants state agencies target to work on geting kids back in class by Feb. 15
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) In order to return as many Oregon students to the classroom as safely as possible in the new year, Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday directed the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority to implement several new policy initiatives, with the goal of putting more school districts on track to return students to in-person instruction, especially elementary students, by Feb. 15.