SB 409 Requires school board to post course info

Posted on March 27, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill prescribes information related to courses of study offered by school district that district school board must ensure is provided on school district’s website. This will place accountability on teachers who try to go outside of planned materials and teachings and insert a personal/political  agenda into the teaching and doing things with our children that would be inappropriate by…

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SB 551 OHA in charge of dispensing firearms info

Posted on March 9, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill requires school districts to provide specified information related to secure storage of medications and firearms on the district’s website and through communications. It is simple language like this that is used to try to trick the masses. The agency in charge of disseminating that information would be the Oregon Health Authority, which may be appropriate for medication, but…

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SB 575 Education plan for special needs students

Posted on March 4, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for students who are eligible for special education and who have experienced disproportionate results in education due to historical practices. Requires school districts to establish special education advisory council. Authorizes use of moneys from Student Investment Account for councils. Requires all statewide education plans to include strategies…

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HB 3206 Permits 16-year-olds to vote in school district elections

Posted on February 17, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill permits individual who is 16 or older and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections. Some findings indicate that 16 and 17-year-old have enough interest in politics that their voting decisions are similar to older voters. However, do they have political maturity? Until a teen gets out into the world with adult responsibilities and consequences,…

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SB 773 Reimburse parents for abbreviated day expenses

Posted on February 2, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill requires a school district to reimburse parent or foster parent for reasonable expenses incurred by parent or foster parent while student was placed on abbreviated school day program in violation of requirements for program as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Correction and administration should be held at the school board level. The state is way too…

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