🌱 Salem HS Students Protest + Republican Unofficial Committee

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• Monday: Sunny and very warm. High: 84 Low: 51.
• Tuesday: Very warm. High: 96 Low: 55.

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Here are the top three stories today in Salem:

1. On Friday, Jun. 2, hundreds of Salem high school students walked out of classes to protest the school's response to alleged inappropriate sexual behavior by a North Salem High School teacher. According to a group of seniors on the varsity girls' basketball team, Trever Ball was removed as their coach after the allegations last year, but he is still a health services teacher at the school. The protest, which gathered in the parking lot of the district’s Student Services Support Center on South Commercial Street, called for Ball's removal from the school and teaching. (Salem Reporter)
2. Oregon Republican representatives and senators, and an Independent, hosted the first meeting of the "Joint Committee on Oversight and Accountability," an unofficial committee to provide "oversight and accountability for an unlawful, unconstitutional and uncompromising Senate president and his Democrat colleagues in the Senate," according to Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend). But when the public was invited to speak at this meeting, all of them chastised the senators for the walkout and demanded an end to the Senate walkout. (Statesman Journal)
3. Many Oregon parents of children with disabilities are fighting to renew the COVID-19 program that paid them to be their child's caregiver. The program ended on May 11 when the pandemic emergency ended. Due to the shortage, many families still cannot find caregivers to hire and now will not be able to give their children the care they need. State Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin introduced Senate Bill 91, which would reinstate the paid family caregiver program. (KGW)

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Today and tomorrow in Salem:

Monday, June 5

• Sensory Hour At The Carousel At Salem's Riverfront Carousel (10:00 AM)
• Open Mic At Front Street Station (7:00 PM)

Tuesday, June 6

• Taco Tuesday & Live Music By Roundhouse At Bryn Mawr Vineyards (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• On Jun. 2, a Marion County grand jury indicted a 25-year-old Salem woman for first-degree manslaughter in connection to the January death of a six-year-old. The woman is not listed on the Marion County Jail roster and it appears that the judge has not signed a warrant for the woman's arrest as of Jun. 3. (Statesman Journal)
• Don't miss Salem Art Association's (SAA) exhibition, Random Acts of Decommodification! Experience the artwork and instead of buying a piece that you love, you exchange a service or experience. Click here to learn more. (Salem Art Association via Facebook)
• A beautiful blue home with three bedrooms is for sale on Clara Court in Salem! Click the link to see five new homes for sale in the Salem area. (Salem Patch)

You're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox soon with a new update!

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!