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Sex ed strategies upset parents

Sex ed strategies upset parents

Parents are upset over the sex education strategies of the McMinnville School District. They believe their children are too young to learn about sex, and that the letters sent home were not specific enough.

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Community hopes 'Just Yell Fire' will save lives

Community hopes 'Just Yell Fire' will save lives

Self-defense training is being driven by parents of kids in the Vancouver school district, hoping to give them the tools to get themselves out of dangerous situations.This sprang from the February death of teenager Alycia Nipp in Hazel Dell, allegedly murdered by a homeless man. Parents began asking the Vancouver school district to look into a self-defense program called 'Just Yell Fire' - aimed at young girls.

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Oregon City schools wrestle with $6M problem

Oregon City schools wrestle with $6M problem

Options to plug a $6 million budget shortfall include the closing Park Place Elementary School, cutting over 80 jobs, eliminating elementary music and P.E., cutting funding for sports and even going to a four-day school week. Read more »

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