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A viral school threat that may be circulating nationally has impacted schools in Eugene and Beaverton as police continue to investigate the source, officials say.

The 72-year-old bus driver and the 11 students from Poynter Middle School weren’t injured, officials say.

Police said the allegations stem from an off campus incident after the teacher picked up the student at a celebration.

Summer school in Oregon starts in just a few short weeks, but in many Portland-area districts, and for some families, it remains a moving target.

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Parents in Oregon are outraged after 10th-grade students were exposed to sexually explicit language during a health lesson about internet pornography, according to a report.

An Oregon school district is facing backlash after slides from a sex-ed class surfaced revealing explicit language and emojis being used in lesson about pornography.

This year looks a lot like the last one for many schools that lack special education and English teachers, coaches and paraprofessionals.

Officials from both large urban school districts and rural districts in the region report ongoing challenges hiring a variety of essential staff.

Test scores fell by 9 percentage points at the state level — and even more sharply at some large districts — in the first set of statewide test results in three years.