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Oregon teacher resigns after district’s decision to return to in-person learning

By Julie Sabatier (OPB)
Oct. 15, 2020 2:40 p.m.

Broadcast: Thursday, Oct. 15

Roseburg, Oregon.

Roseburg, Oregon.

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Kati Parazoo grew up in Roseburg, Oregon, and graduated from Douglas High School. She was proud to return to the school as a teacher in 2018. But last week, she resigned. That’s because the rural Southern Oregon school district decided to reopen its high school with a hybrid model, allowing for some in-person learning, despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the county. We hear from Parazoo about her difficult decision to leave a job she loved.

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