Even when the Oregon Department of Education issues revised metrics for returning students to in-person learning, Hood River County School District Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn expects his district still will not be in a position to open. Polkinghorn says transmission rates in the County remain high enough that he doesn’t think they will be in a position to consider reopening. Polkinghorn adds the district will continue to work closely with the Hood River County Health Department in determining when the time is right to bring students back in classrooms. He also said they are preparing to bring small numbers of students identified as struggling with distance learning in to classrooms for support.