Bend-La Pine Schools trim high school in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases, quarantines Bend-La Pine Schools Many middle schoolers to have remote learning again on Wednesdays BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend-La Pine Schools have seen 130 COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks, including more than 20 each at Bend, Mountain View and Summit high schools, prompting late-term schedule changes and shorter school days for many high schoolers, the district informed parents on Wednesday. Many middle schoolers, meanwhile, will switch to remote learning on Wednesdays, also freeing up staff time to work with those out due to COVID-19 cases and quarantines. Here's the text of a letter sent to student families by Dr. Lora Nordquist, interim superintendent.