The Hood River County School District announced it is moving its board meetings back to a virtual format until further notice, starting with its next regular meeting this coming Wednesday.  According to a statement from the district issued Thursday, the board and district personnel agree their preference is to hold in-person meetings, but escalating safety concerns led them to determine to return to a virtual format used in the fall of 2020.  The district says Oregon public meetings law allows meetings to be conducted by what is termed “other electronic communication.”  The district says it will continue live streaming its meetings, and regularly reevaluate the need for a virtual meeting format.  One September board meeting was disrupted when some attendees did not want to wear face coverings, and the October 8 meeting saw the district use new protocols for attendance and giving testimony, but that led to protestors demonstrating against the limited capacity outside of the district office.