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Sunset HS Apollos ‘Cram the Stands’ to support childhood cancer research
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (579+ words) BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - It's an annual season highlight for the girls and boys basketball programs at Sunset High School, both on and off the court. Despite rivalry night in the neighborhood between metro league foes, Westview and Sunset supported a…...
Oregon elementary teacher resigns citing unsafe classrooms, daily assaults
2+ week, 3+ day ago (302+ words) DALLAS, Ore. (KPTV) - Student discipline cases have increased nearly 200% at Lyle Elementary School in Dallas, prompting a teacher to resign at a school board meeting after saying she faced daily physical and verbal assaults from students. Jennifer Westendorf, who worked…...
Illnesses disrupt classes for multiple Portland area schools
4+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - All Corbett School District schools will be closed Thursday, and a Clackamas County elementary school will start late due to the number of staff and students who are ill, according to school officials. On Thursday, Corbett Superintendent…...
Illnesses disrupt classes for 2 Portland area school districts
4+ week, 1+ day ago (360+ words) (KPTV) - Colton School District 53 in Clackamas County announced on Thursday that all schools will be closed on Monday, due to the high number of students out sick. This comes a day after the Corbett School District canceled all classes on…...
Dozens of Ridgefield High School students barred from campus after measles case
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (408+ words) RIDGEFIELD Wash. (KPTV) - Dozens of students are not allowed at Ridgefield High School after one student tested positive for measles, with health officials warning that the county is extremely vulnerable to an outbreak. On Friday, the Clark County Health Department…...
This new website helps parents monitor the content their children watch online
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) (WPTZ) " Go Caboodle is a free site for parents and caregivers to manage what kids are viewing. Parents create an account, search the Caboodles uploaded by other users and add them to the junior account. Galen Dow created Caboodle after…...
Top LEGO robotics teams compete at Oregon championship in Hillsboro
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (116+ words) HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) - Top teams competed at the Oregon Robotics Tournament Championship on Saturday at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Since the fall, 205 student teams of four to 10 kids between grades four through eight have been working together to create…...
Beaverton School District hosts discussion on social media and student screen time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - At schools across the country, educators and parents continue to grapple with concerns over social media use and how much screen time is too much for students. On Wednesday night, the Beaverton School District brought that conversation…...
Bloodworks Northwest partners with Portland music nonprofits to give kids free guitars
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (176+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Bloodworks Northwest teamed up with Portland nonprofits Free Guitars 4 Kids and Music's in Our Blood for a special fundraiser on Thursday night. Bloodworks Northwest reached its recent goal of 100 blood donors in October. That helped them qualify…...
AI toys top list in annual ‘Trouble in Toyland’ report this holiday season
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group is warning parents about AI toys this Christmas season, saying chatbot-enabled toys designed for young children can generate inappropriate content and prompt dangerous activities. The consumer advocacy group tested three…...