More Portland schools may require temporary remote learning amid COVID-related absences

Описание: Portland Public Schools (PPS) held a news conference Friday, Jan. 7, to discuss its COVID-19 response and how the current surge in the omicron variant is impacting students and staff.

PPS Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero and other district leaders spoke during the press conference.

The news conference comes after two Portland high schools reverted back to distance learning for one week due to a significant rise in COVID-related absences for students and staff. District leaders said it was a staffing issue. There just aren’t enough substitute teachers who can step in to fill the need.

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