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West Linn families upset school year starts on Rosh Hashanah April 11 2021 The proposal came on the heels of community concern over the first day of school falling on a religious holiday. Following controversy over the first day of next school year landing on the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, West Linn-Wilsonville board members Chelsea King and Christy Thompson proposed starting the year prior to Labor Day at the Monday, April 5, board meeting. The proposed amendment to the district's policy ICA, which pertains to setting the school calendar, failed 3-2. Though she said she was ...

By: Times News Service Dr Baby Sam Saamuel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman Ensuring students are able to continue their education even while schools were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and moving all academic and extracurricular activities online, are among the achievements the current Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman will most fondly remember when their term ends this April. Board Chairman Dr Baby Sam Saamuel, tells Times of Oman how they did it and what are the future plans of Indian schools in the country. Q: The current Board took office in Ap...

The spring term at The Spanish Institute will start the first week of February and will offer a variety of group classes to all levels, as well as one to one classes. In line with Covid-19 regulations, all classes will be delivered online until further notice. The new schedule is available on the institute’s website, www.spanishinstitute.ie, where students can book their chosen course until January 31.

For the second-consecutive semester, WVU’s PRT is unoperational — for better or worse. Shuttered due to COVID-19 concerns, the University’s transportation system has been replaced by a caravan of coach buses. According to senior journalism student Adam Payne, who currently lives down by Grant Avenue, one downside to not having the PRT available is that the buses are sometimes harder to get on. “I don't necessarily find it more difficult to take the bus to class, but I think that the PRT would come a lot more frequently than the mountain line. Overall though, I think the sh...

With students returning to campus this week, it’s important for everyone to know and understand the COVID-19 regulations and restrictions in Indiana County. While IUP may sometimes feel like a separate entity, it is part of Indiana County, and students not only need to follow the school’s guidelines but the state and county ones as well. According to the Department of Health (DOH), Pennsylvania is in the midst of a spike in COVID-19 cases. Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 limited-time mitigation orders have expired. These orders included the suspension of indoor dining, in-person learn...