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Multnomah County Isn’t Sending Vaccine Clinics to Schools The opportunity is slipping away for health officials to reach teenagers who aren’t actively seeking a COVID-19 vaccination. Updated 5:30 AM One of the most diverse school districts in Oregon asked Multnomah County this month for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at its high school and was rejected. David Douglas School District, which covers much of East Portland, sent 95 students via school bus to the vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center on Friday, May 7, a week before vaccinations became available to kids between the ages of 12 and 15. (Portland Public Schools has also sent buses from its high schools.) But county officials turned down the request for a clinic at David Douglas High School.
After uproar, Beaverton candidates talk diversity, sex ed May 06 2021
The Beaverton School District hosted a virtual forum for candidates to answer live questions over Zoom.
Candidates for the Beaverton School Board answered questions from the community during a virtual forum hosted by the Beaverton School District, Wednesday, April 28.
Four seats on the School Board are up for election on May 18, and all four are contested by two candidates. Every candidate was present for the forum.
The event started off with introductory remarks from incumbent Susan Greenberg and opponent Jeanette Schade running for Zone 1, followed with statements from Karen Peréz-Da Silva and Fuhua Xu, hopefuls to win an open seat for Zone 2. Schade previously faced a backlash after protesters learned her platform opposes critical race theory and comprehensive sexuality education.
Opinion: Racism – not teaching about it – is the real threat to education
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Messages casting suspicion on critical race theory have surfaced in the Beaverton School Board races, but teaching kids to think critically isn t a threat, the authors write. Rather, racism and inequality are the real concerns.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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Jordan Thierry and Justice Rajee
Thierry is a documentary filmmaker and lives in Beaverton. Rajee, a parent of two children in Beaverton School District, is a community organizer and lives in Beaverton.
One candidate for Beaverton School Board posted on her campaign Facebook page: “Let’s run from Critical Race Theory which teaches racism and go towards alternate solutions that creates unity and understanding.” Another candidate posted on her campaign Facebook page that “CRT (critical race theory) teaches hate.”
Students file into Sabin Elementary School in Portland for in-person instruction on April 5, 2021.
As school case numbers continue to rise, state officials say transmission at school isn’t to blame. But with data lags and holes in testing, are we sure?
A little over a week ago, the Oregon Health Authority reported 245 schools with at least one recent COVID-19 case. This past week, the number rose to 329.
With about a month left in the school year, Oregon continues to deal with a COVID-19 surge, and school cases are a part of that.
Health officials say that increased community cases may lead to increased COVID-19 cases reported in schools, though they contend that does not necessarily mean transmission in schools.