Medford School District plans 'upended' by new COVID-19 metrics

At least grades 4-12 are likely to be on distance learning, based on current state and county metrics.

Because of our push alerts.districts now have new ms they need to meet in-order to be able to serve students in person.

Joining us now live is dr. bret champion, superintendent of the medford school district.

Thanks for being with us.

--so ju last week -- schools in oregon were made aware of new mask rules.

We spoke with you last week and you told us there would be challenges associated with that.

ánow based on whathe governor said today, are you worried you won't be able to open for in person learning?

--in order to open for in person or hybrid learning, jackson county will need to have 7 days with 10 or fewer cases per 100-thousand people.

And have a test positivity of 5-percent or less over that time span.

Do you think this will happen before the first day of school?

--if schools are able to open, what would the medford school district have to do if case counts across the county started to rise again?

--during the distanced learning program in learning distanced --during the rise again?

Started to the county started to rise again?

--during the distanced learning program in the spring, the district set up meal pick up sites to ensure kids were still getting access to food.

Will you do the same if schools are forced to shut down again?

--you mentioned last week that transportation will be a challenge.

Has the district come up with some better options since then?

Then?