On this day, December 4, 1941, In Yreka, Ca., the new state of Jefferson elected John C. Childs (71) as its 1st governor.
Also on this day, December 4, 2006, rescuers found San Francisco residents Kati Kim and her 2 daughters near Grants Pass. They had been missing for 9 days while on a road trip. James Kim, who went to seek help on Dec 2, was still missing.
Also on this day, December 4, 2007, the governors of Washington and Oregon declared states of emergency after a severe storm smacked the region with hurricane-force winds and several inches of rain. At least four people were killed by the storm.
Polls show that people want to send their kids back
Facing mounting pressure to re-open public schools, in the face of equally strong pressure from teachers' unions to keep them at least partly locked down, on March 12,
Governor Brown issued an executive order requiring that schools "shall be in operation to deliver educational services through either a hybrid instructional model or an on-site instructional model." This mark was required to be achieved by March 29.
A recent poll asked, "Do you agree or disagree with Governor Brown’s order to require public elementary schools to offer hybrid or full-time in-person instruction by March 29?"
| Strongly agree | 26% |
| Somewhat agree | 39% |
| Somewhat disagree | 13% |
| Strongly disagree | 13% |
| Don’t know | 9% |
That's a whopping 65% of respondents who agree, with some level of intensity, to open schools by March 29. Another question asked by the same poll was, "Who do think should have the final say about when and how public schools in your community return to in-person learning?
| The locally elected school district board | 67% |
| The governor of Oregon | 16% |
| Don’t know | 17% |
So, how are schools doing? The
Oregon Health Authority has a graphic scoreboard on school re-opening, which appears to show that schools are not hitting the mark.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2021-04-16 08:55:55 | Last Update: 2021-04-15 12:50:09 |
