Bring Kids Back OSD

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, many parents and educators have been raising the alarm about the effects of grief, isolation and other disruptions on the mental health of their children.”

Yup. Countless Bring Kids Back parents wrote letters to the Oregon School Board warning the board of the negative impacts of remote schooling on learning and mental health, but the board never responded or even acknowledged them. Instead, Steve Zach, Krista Flanagan, and Leslie Bergstrom spent hours of school board time patting themselves on the backs for the great job they were doing.

Meanwhile, Oregon students suffered and are still paying the price for the Oregon School District’s malfeasance.

Opinion | The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In The effects of the pandemic on children are persistent and require urgent attention.

NEVER FORGET.

Three years ago today, Oregon School District parents and students rallied to urge OSD Board President Steve Zach and Superintendent Leslie Bergstrom to open schools for in-person education.

Zach and Bergstrom failed Oregon kids, parents, and taxpayers.

Remember when the teachers unions were fighting to get our kids back in school? No, neither do we.

Once again, that bastion of conservative journalism, The New York Times, nails it.

“We found that test scores declined more in places where the Covid death rate was high, in communities where adults reported feeling more depression and anxiety during the pandemic and where daily routines of children and families were most significantly restricted.”

Opinion | Parents Don’t Understand How Far Behind Their Kids Are in School School closures tell you only part of the story about what our kids have lost.