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Parents urge PPS to notify families about room clears and adopt stronger bike‑and‑walk policy
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the board to act: parents at Beverly Cleary described repeated violent incidents and inconsistent notification; another speaker urged a more permissive bike/walk policy to enable bike trains; staff said they would follow up with families.
At public comment on March 10, Portland parents and staff urged the school board to address school safety and active‑transportation policy.
Kevin Boudreaux described repeated violent incidents in his child’s kindergarten class at Beverly Cleary, saying 13 room clears occurred this school year and that families were often not notified when incidents required students to…
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