Oregon parents pleaded with officials this week to reopen K-12 schools after nine months of at-home education intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
At a Sunday gathering of about 40 families pressing Gov. Kate Brown to grant their request, one parent said that she constantly struggles to keep her children motivated for virtual learning.
A similar hardship is faced by droves of other parents across the state, the outlet reported. (iStock) But Colt Gill, the director of the Oregon Department of Education, told FOX News that following the existing guidelines, while difficult, will help to "reduce case rates and community spread and help us open our schools to in-person instruction and keep them open." In October, officials announced.