UMATILLA COUNTY â More Oregon students will likely be returning to classrooms soon as Gov. Kate Brown announced on Wednesday, Dec. 23, that metrics for reopening classrooms would shift from mandatory rules to guidelines.
She directed the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority to work with school districts to create plans based on science to put more students âon trackâ to return to the classroom by Feb. 15, 2021.
While the change gives districts the power to decide for themselves when to reopen, Brown emphasized that school districts should be working health experts to make decisions based on health and safety, and that schools choosing to reopen will still be required to follow mandates such as mask-wearing and social distancing in the classroom.
In my 23 years as an educator, I have learned to roll with the changes. From No Child Left Behind to Common Core Standards and now distance learning, thousands of
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