Teacher Strikes, School Safety Concerns, and Relocating Jefferson Students

Kids across the Portland area have returned to school. Though remote learning, social distancing, and mask mandates may be in the past, the longer impacts of the pandemic are still lingering in Oregon schools. There are a lot of concerns on the minds of local parents and teachers, from worries about safety to entire school relocations and possible teacher strikes. Today on City Cast Portland, OPB K-12 reporter Natalie Pate is here to talk about some of the biggest issues facing our schools right now.

Editor's note: This conversation was recorded Sept. 8, 2023.

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