Kenwood School collapse
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School District Given $1.1 Million Grant

Money earmarked for engineering evaluations and snow removal reimbursement
Chris Miller

After last year’s snowpocalypse caved in roofs and caused area schools to close for snow removal, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley went to bat for the Bend-La Pine school district. The school district will receive more than $1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency money to reimburse costs of last January’s snow removal, and […]

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Schools: Lessons Learned from the Winter Storms

School district releases a timeline following the massive snowfall and school roof collapse
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

“…Staff also learned the importance of monitoring snow levels regularly roofs when snow begins to accumulate and regular monitoring will become an established  practice.” – Bend-La Pine Schools’ “Lessons Learned, Summary,” Feb. 2 That’s just one of the lessons learned by the staff and administration at Bend-La Pine Schools following the massive snowfalls—and the collapse […]

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