PORTLAND (AP) – Students in Portland Public Schools will begin hybrid, in-person instruction April 1 after the teachers union and the school board ratified a deal to return to classroom instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.
KOIN reports that by a 6-1 vote Thursday night, the PPS Board of Educatoin approved the plan for the youngest students, – pre-school to first grade, to begin on April 1.
Students in second through fifth grade would begin in-person instruction on April 5, while students in sixth through 12th grades will start the week of April 19.
The PPS Board of Education’s vote was the final step in students and teachers returning to class.
Board member Amy Kohnstamm was the sole “No” vote. The Portland district is Oregon’s largest, with about 49,000 students.
