Several students in the Beaverton School District have died in the last 18 months. Author: Mike Benner Updated: 7:46 PM PDT April 25, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The last 18 months have rocked the Beaverton School District to its core. Superintendent Don Grotting says drugs and overdoses have led to the sudden deaths of several students. Teenagers who had hopes and dreams and plans, he said. These teenagers had families that loved them and are still coming to grips with their losses.
These families unimaginable pain is beyond upsetting to local law enforcement and health officials, but sadly not surprising. We re seeing an increase in fatal drug overdoses across the metro region and mirroring national trends, said Dr. Jennifer Vines of the Multnomah County Health Department. We believe counterfeit opioid pills containing fentanyl are driving this trend.
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Solutions to houselessness
We ve all witnessed an increase in houseless individuals and camping throughout the region. Fortunately there is hope on the horizon.
The 2018 voter-approved affordable housing bond is delivering $116 million to strengthen the county s Housing Services Department. These investments, along with those allocated to Beaverton and Hillsboro, will create 1,316 affordable housing units throughout the county over the next five to seven years. Work is underway, with two affordable housing complexes opening by the end of this year.
The second glimmer of hope was delivered last May, as voters approved a once-in-a-generation commitment to fund supportive housing services. These dollars will provide rental assistance, job training, mental health and substance use disorder treatment and other programs that help the chronically homeless stay housed. The funds will be available beginning this July and we have been hard at work to ensure expanded services are rolled
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I m proud to say I am a lunch lady : PPS cooks rally for hazard pay
Workers say the school district was late to re-enroll them in a federally-funded program, causing them to lose $1,500. The district says the union caused the delay. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:43 PM PDT April 7, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Most schools have been closed for the last year as teachers worked remotely. But in Portland, many school cafeterias have stayed busy as nutrition services workers prepared meals for kids who needed them. Now, those workers are asking Portland Public Schools (PPS) for hazard pay, money they say they are owed.