Oregon taxpayers might wonder what goes on in elementary schools based on a bill the legislature has just passed, and what will go on from now on. The bill is SB 553, and it prohibits the expulsion or out-of-school suspension of anyone in fifth grade or younger for any offense short of causing “serious physical harm” […]
Tags: expulsions and suspensions, Oregon grade schools, SB 553, school discipline, Sen. Gelser
Patience: Getting around to landscaping
Weeds are sprouting, as weeds will, in the center island of Albany’s Main Street roundabout, where a planned landscaping treatment is taking longer than expected. But let’s be patient; it should be done this summer.
Tags: Albany Public Works, Main Street project, Main Street roundabout