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Managing public concerns and more with leadership in Bend-La Pine Schools
by The Source Staff

School boards across the country have faced increasingly hostile public input this year over the purported inclusion of Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools, indoor masking and a host of other topics—and the school board in Bend and La Pine has definitely seen more than its usual share of this type of input. In this […]

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Local Students Headed Back to Buildings Full Time

Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced that students in the district would soon have an option for “all-in” instruction taking place five days a week
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

New guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention March 19 are allowing districts including Bend-La Pine Schools to increase the amount of time students spend in school buildings. In a letter sent to families March 25, Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced that students in the district would soon have an option for […]

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Coming in Hot: The Return to School for Bend-La Pine Students

Pilots and passengers crash-land in the classroom, with continued COVID detours
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Two weeks into the highly anticipated Central Oregon school reopening (for younger grades) and many are assessing the merits of education exclusively through virtual WebEx lessons versus a part-time classroom experience. Students in grades K-3 in Bend-La Pine Schools returned Jan. 25, with grades 4 and 5 going two days a week starting a week […]

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A Return to In-Person Instruction… Mostly

Bend-La Pine Schools announces a return for K-3 Jan. 25; all students will head back at least part-time by Feb. 8
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

1/13/20, 4PM: This story has been updated with information on Redmond schools, and a push by some Bend teachers to allow teachers the opportunity to get vaccinated before returning to school buildings. “This made me cry—I’m so happy and so are the kids!” That was the reaction from a mother of two students in Bend-La […]

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