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Piluso winning in school board election despite dropping out May 18 2021 A slew of new faces will join school boards in East Multnomah County in early returns. Former Gresham Police Chief and state legislator Carla Piluso was winning her seat for re-election to the Gresham-Barlow School Board in early results Tuesday night, even though she dropped out of the race after her name was already on the ballot. In the Centennial School District, newcomer Erica Fuller was ahead in a race for the seat held for nearly three decades by Rod Boettcher. In the Gresham-Barlow School District ...

Parents split on Gov. Brown's order for in-person learning Allison Mechanic, KATU Staff Replay Video A deadline has been set for Oregon schools. Parents are taking the development a few different ways. Some parents, who have been calling for schools to reopen, are thrilled. On Twitter, parents responded to KATU with tweets like "Fully support" and "Should've been done last fall," in reaction to the governor's order. Parents who are concerned about their students going back are feeling rushed.  "There are still so many unknowns, and I think it’s frustrating when that is jus...

The proposal was discussed at a recent Gresham-Barlow School Board meeting and greeted with skepticism. Director Kris Howatt said that at a meeting with state officials and educators where the student self-test plan was outlined, "we had a high level of disbelief that was going to be something that was actually going to be practical and possible." Gresham-Barlow Superintendent Katrise Perera said that because of liability and other issues, "I would not volunteer our staff or students to participate in those types of things." Perera said at another meeting of agency and school officials, ...