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On Friday, March 13, Billâs Food Center had to limit the amount of toilet paper patrons could purchase. Owner Bill Faust Jr. said if people keep âpanic purchasing,â the shortages will continue to get worse.
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Oregon police officer Alex Koratko is the Student Resource Officer (SRO) for the Oregon School District. Heâs shown here talking to Oregon Middle School students last year. Koratko was praised by OSD officials Monday for his training work over the summer.
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If everything goes as planned, all students in the Oregon School District who want to return to in-person learning will be back in their classrooms by Feb. 8.
Thatâs the latest from district superintendent Leslie Bergstrom, who updated school board members on in-person plans at a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 22, including that February target date for grades 7-12.
Last week, Bergstrom announced that students in grades 3-6 â involving all four elementary schools and Rome Corners Intermediate â are set to return to in-person learning on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Families have been notified so they can start planning.
School is now on winter break through Jan. 4, after which students will finish out the last two weeks of the first semester. Bergstrom said the timing for those grades to return aligned with a district medical working group recommendation to wait 14 days until after the winter break, which ends Jan. 3.
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With COVD-19 numbers on the decline and new science pointing to less spread of the virus at schools, Public Health Madison and Dane County is giving the green light to opening more elementary schools.
At the Monday, Dec. 14, meeting of the Oregon school board, district superintendent Leslie Bergstrom said updated guidance from PHMDC that arrived just hours earlier will allow grades 3-6 to return next month if schools meet certain requirements.
She said virtual schooling will be an option the rest of the year for families who would prefer it.
Students in grades K-2 have been back in classes since Oct. 5, but Bergstrom said the district is planning to have students in grades 3-5 return Tuesday, Jan. 19 for half-days. Students in sixth grade would return for half-days on Monday, Jan. 25.