Newberg-Dundee Public Schools 29J (Sometimes Newberg School District) is a public

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headquartered in Newberg in the

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. The main office is located at 714 E. Sixth Street in Newberg. It is mostly in Yamhill County, where it serves the cities of Newberg and

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. Portions are in

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and Washington County.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 156 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 3.0% of students in the district.

School Board

There are seven school board members, each serving four-year terms.

Schools

Elementary schools

*Mabel Rush Elementary School *Joan Austin Elementary School *Antonia Crater Elementary School *Edwards Elementary School *Ewing Young Elementary School *Dundee Elementary School

Middle schools

*Mountain View Middle School *Chehalem Valley Middle School

High school

Newberg High School Newberg High School (NHS) is the only public high school in Newberg, Oregon, United States. It is a part of Newberg-Dundee Public Schools. History The current campus is Newberg High School's third location. The first campus (1911-36) The origin ...

Controversies

In 2021, the conservative Community Oriented Public Servants (COPS) PAC allied with The Oregon Republican Party to elect Newberg School Board candidates. Their recurring slogan was SOS, (Save Our Schools!). This campaign secured a 4-3 conservative majority after the May 2021 election. Former school security guard Dave Brown became chairman. The year prior, Dave Brown was the sole dissenting vote in a 5-1 antiracism resolution. In July 2021, the Newberg School Board voted to ban

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and

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symbols. In September, Newberg High School students participated in a "virtual

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", targeting black students. On September 20, a Newberg Public Schools employee was placed on administrative leave after reporting for work while wearing

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, referring to herself as the "

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of vaccines" to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In September 2022, the targeted ban of modern civil rights movements was ruled unlawful by a Yamhill judge. The ban was dropped in January 2023. As of July 2024, the Newberg School District is now 3.7 million dollars in debt, and is expecting a 10 million dollar shortfall in 2025. In late 2024, a $90,000 was paid to a teacher after the principal of Mountain View Middle School said, in paraphrase, “it’s not ok to tell kids it’s ok to be gay or trans.” The teacher who reported this incident was reprimanded.

References

External links

Newberg Public Schools
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