Corvallis schools reopen sports fields, provide 'semblance of normalcy'

Signs are up reminding visitors to take precautions.

Longer school year.

The corvallis scool district is giving the community a chance to play on recreational play spaces.

Kezi 9 news reporter emma jerome spoke with the community about what this feels like.

Ryan noss: " allowing access to our fields, our tracks, our playgrounds.... our outdoor facilities more or less" a whole new world reopened in corvallis wednesday when the school district decided to open these facilities which have been closed for months ej: "any other summer you might see this field at crescent valley high school full of kids playing, running around, having fun.

This year they're not but they are allowed to beginning yesterday" some facilities like the linus paul middle school track are already being used ricky holmes: " i've been just stuck up at my house watching tv.

Since quarantine everything got shut down so it's nice for everything to reopen" superintendent ryan noss saying that he has faith in the community being respectful of what expected of them ryan noss: " i think caution is an important aspect of this and knowing that people are wearing masks, washing their hands, following those social distancing requirements staying home when they're sick.

I think as long as people continue to do that we're going to be able to have those spaces open for our community" noss calling the reopening of these spaces a semblance of normalcy governor brown allowing these places to reopen july first even though cases of coronavirus are back on the rise corvallis school district schools will operate on a hybrid system in the fall meaning students will physically go to class two days a week and do remote learning the rest of the week - reporting in corvallis emma jerome kezi 9 news the