by Ada Hallstrom | Oct 29, 2021 | News
COVID-19 screening consent form placed next to the form drop box located in Franklin High School’s main hallway. The PPS district has implemented a new optional COVID-19 screening program and forms are available for all students. Photo by Luke Ramsey. Franklin...
by Oscar Ponteri | Oct 29, 2021 | News
Franklin leads major PPS High School’s with 34 total positive cases as of October 22, 2021. The high volume of cases has led to apprehension around the source of the cases and Franklin’s response. Graph via Oscar Ponteri, data provided by PPS COVID-19 Dashboard....
by Lucas Lash | Oct 29, 2021 | News
In 2021 so far, there have been 954 recorded shootings, the city’s highest mark in 28 years, based on data from the City of Portland. In 2020 alone the number of shootings in Portland reached a peak of 891 recorded cases, with about 74 cases per month, according...
by Stella Garrido-Spencer | Oct 29, 2021 | News
An Oregon River with tall trees surrounding it. MESD Outdoor School brings 6th grade students to similar locations to learn about the forest. Photo by Isabella Smejtek. Three weeks ago, on October 3, after a year of virtual activities, Multnomah Education Service...
by Sophie McEwen | Oct 5, 2021 | News
It has recently been announced that, because of regulations put out by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), employees of the Portland Police Bureau will not be required to be fully vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. This is in spite of a vaccine mandate for City of...
by Lucy Eckel | Oct 5, 2021 | News
Portland City Council voted to create a fund for people who are accessing abortion and reproductive healthcare in Oregon, replacing their original plan to end all trade and city business travel to and from Texas, in response to Texas’s new abortion regulations and...