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Students served pretzels covered in oven cleaner, lawsuit claims
More than 50 Oregon students allegedly ate pretzels contaminated with concentrated oven cleaner. One student experienced burning, chest pain and an upset stomach after eating the pretzel. The student’s family is seeking nearly $1 million in damages from the school district. A family in Oregon has filed a lawsuit...
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West Salem, South Salem football meet with playoff spot on the line
It's the last week of the 2026 high school football regular season. Believe it or not — it's already here. Salem-Keizer area football teams have worked through eight weeks of Friday night lights this fall and for some teams, it's all come down to the last game. South Salem and West Salem, for example, meet with high stakes when they compete Oct. 30 at South Salem High School. In a Class 6A Special District 1 race where Sprague (3-0 in league) has pulled ahead, there's a battle for second place. South Salem (7-1 overall, 2-1 SD1) and West Salem (4-4, 2-1) are fighting for the conference's last playoff spot. The OSAA allots two automatic playoff bids to Special District 1, meaning the winner of this game is guaranteed a spot in the bracket. "We've been to Week 9 the last couple years and the game hasn't really meant anything," South Salem coach Josh Vanlue said. "For our kids to be able to play in a big game, a meaningful game with a playoff spot on the line, what more could you ask for? For them, it's just enjoy the opportunity, enjoy the experience and let's go be the best version
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Washington school ends football season amid locker room probe
Fort Vancouver High School (WA) has cancelled the remainder of its football season after allegations of inappropriate behavior in the locker room involving members of the team, according to KGW8. “Last week, we became aware of serious allegations of inappropriate behavior involving members of our varsity football team,” school principal Luis A. Castro-Quintanilla wrote in an email to the school on Oct. 22. “We immediately reported these concerns to law enforcement, began our own internal investigation, and put safety measures in place to protect those who reported the incident.” Castro-Quintanilla said the school is working with an independent, outside investigator to look deeper into the allegations, although according to Oregon Live , he didn't specify what the allegations were or how many people were accused. Fort Vancouver had previously announced it was cancelling the football season on Oct. 20 due to "a number of player injuries and limited availability." Castro-Quintanilla said that those reasons were also a contributing factor, but he omitted the allegations because the school was in the "early stages" of working with the police. Vancouver Public Schools also addressed the allegations in a statement. "If this investigation determines that inappropriate behavior occurred, we will take appropriate action,
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Cutsforth dominates, Cougar girls run to state meet qualification
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Macallan Cutsforth is the class of the Greater Metro Conference. She proved it definitely at the GMO Championships Thursday, Oct. 29, by crushing the girls field to the tune of more than a minute in claiming the individual title. And with teammates running well...
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Local School Districts Propose Rightsizing
Portland Public Schools (PPS), Salem-Keizer School District (SKSD), and Evergreen Public Schools (EPS) have proposed several school closures in 2026. Camas School District (CSD) evaluates the effects of these plans. PPS has proposed two potential rightsizing plans. The first requires permanently closing 13 elementary schools and one middle school. The...
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Portland Public Schools Under Attack
Portland Public Schools is proposing to shutter between 11 and 14 elementary and middle schools next year. Parents, teachers and students are furiously speaking out, trying to get the District to pause this plan, in order to make time for the public to play a meaningful role in the final decision.