Eugene 4J Schools Chief Andy Dey is Out
by Sophia Cossette | THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT RENEW DEY’S CONTRACT. LAST MONTH, BOARD MEMBERS MADE A BEHIND-CLOSED-DOORS FINDING THAT DEY RETALIATED AGAINST A MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHER
Stretching to Cover the Gaps
by Bentley Freeman | LANE COUNTY HOPES TO LAUNCH A MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM SIMILAR TO CAHOOTS TO SERVE ALL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CALLS ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY
4J Superintendent Faces a Review
by Sophia Cossette | EUGENE DISTRICT 4J SCHOOL BOARD FINALLY MAKES IT PUBLIC: SUPERINTENDENT ANDY DEY IS UNDER SCRUTINY
Strip Searching Juveniles
by Amelia Winkelman | INCREASING NUMBERS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN LANE COUNTY’S YOUTH DETENTION CENTER HAVE BEEN STRIP SEARCHED DESPITE A COURT RULING LIMITING THE PRACTICE
Retaliation at 4J
by Sophia Cossette and Tristin Hoffman | EUGENE DISTRICT 4J SCHOOL BOARD REPRIMANDS SUPERINTENDENT ANDY DEY FOR RETALIATING AGAINST A TEACHER. DEY’S FUTURE IN THE DISTRICT'S TOP JOB REMAINS IN DOUBT
Drug Reform on Trial
By EMMA J NELSON, BRIANNA MURSCHEL, AMELIA WINKELMAN AND ELLIE GRAHAM | MEASURE 110 FACES THREAT OF REPEAL OR REVISION AFTER BEING BLAMED FOR OREGON'S OPIOID CRISIS
Catalyst Journalism Project supports Eugene Weekly
“Catalyst has many, many news partners across the state,” Walth said, “but the Weekly has been our first partner, and in some ways, our most prolific partner.”
4J Superintendent Investigated
by Camilla Mortensen with reporting from SOPHIA COSSETTE AND TRISTIN HOFFMAN | ANDY DEY FACES ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, MISCONDUCT
Youth addiction prevention in Oregon gets little help from state
by Elizabeth Yost | As Oregon’s substance use crisis intensifies, state agencies provide little support to schools and communities
‘Thriving in Chaos’
by Sophia Cossette | EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4J BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ NEWEST MEMBER ERICKA THESSEN IS THROWN IN THE FIRE, AS SHE IS SWORN IN AFTER THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS