Klamath Falls News - Locally owned news brand, reporting stories affecting citizens of the Klamath Basin.
Due to rising COVID-19 case rates, ALL Klamath County students, including K-3 and students in rural schools, will return to comprehensive distance learning on Monday, Nov. 30.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County School District Superintendent, Glen Szymoniak has written a letter addressed to “KCSD Families,” in regards to the continuation of in-person learning, COVID metrics, and what it means to the district.
Read MoreBoth school districts in Klamath County have been working diligently on plans to get students back in the classroom. Both announced today that in-person learning will begin as early as November 5, 2020. Klamath Falls City Schools' current plan allows for K-3 students to return on Thursday, November 5, and students in grades 4-6 to return on November 12. Klamath County School District plans to reopen all schools and grade levels for in-person hybrid instruction on November 16.
Read MoreWith COVID-19 set to be present in Oregon communities for the foreseeable future, Governor Kate Brown, the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority have released an update to the Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance, which features new metrics for returning to in-person instruction in Oregon schools.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Education today (Oct. 30) announced new metrics that at this time could allow Klamath County School District to bring more students back for in-person instruction, including students in its larger and suburban schools.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - Given the reality that COVID-19 will continue to impact Oregon students, schools, and communities throughout the 2020-21 school year, Governor Kate Brown today released new metrics to guide school district decisions about when it is safe to resume in-person instruction, and when a transition to comprehensive distance learning is necessary.
Read More
![Students to return to school - KFCS November 5 & 12, KCSD November 16 [UPDATE]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59b9f24c64b05fd6531db026/1604360828376-SFWZVICXZ0TPRZXB7RB8/a1102200801.jpg)
![Gov. Brown releases school health and safety metrics [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59b9f24c64b05fd6531db026/1595981102783-0O6ZNVOVKSXMBZ2WFHCD/Kate+Brown+-+Oregon+Governor+2.jpg)