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Schools in East Multnomah County prepare for a return to classrooms

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Julie Sabatier

Published March 29, 2021 at 8:43 AM PDT

Safety protocols in place at Reynolds High School in Troutdale will include escorts to the restrooms and staying in a single classroom with a designated cohort for the school day. Districts previously committed to distance learning have had to pivot under the governor's executive order to have schools open to in-person learning.

Some school districts in east Multnomah County had been planning to stick with comprehensive distance learning until the end of the school year. Then, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced that all schools in the state would be required to offer in-person instruction by mid-April. We hear from OPB education reporter Elizabeth Miller about how east county districts are making the switch to hybrid models.

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