Portland, seven other local districts reopening schools January 19 2021
Suburban and rural school districts across several counties plan a return to class in some limited way within weeks.
School and not the kind that takes place on a screen will be back in session in weeks, if it hasn t started already, across the region.
Portland Public Schools is planning on bringing some students back into school buildings beginning as soon as Monday, Jan. 25, staring with 16 elementary schools and two high schools. We re aiming for a start of Jan. 25, said Shawn Bird, chief of schools.
The 16 elementary schools will focus on the youngest students, those in kindergarten through 3rd grade, district officials said at a school board meeting Tuesday Jan. 12. The first schools will be ones with child care on-site and schools where more students struggle to achieve.