Bend-La Pine Schools is a

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in the

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that serves the cities of Bend and La Pine in

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and the surrounding area, including Sunriver. The district has an enrollment of more than 18,000 students, and is the fifth largest in the state as of 2016.

Board

The district's

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has seven elected members. Board members 2021-22: * Carrie McPherson - Zone 1 * Marcus LeGrand - Zone 2 * Shimiko Montgomery - Zone 3 * Shirley Olson - Zone 4 * Amy Tatom - Zone 5 * Melissa Barnes Dholakia - Zone 6 * Janet Sarai Llerandi Gonzalez - Zone 7

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 709 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 4.4% of students in the district. In the 2016–17 school year there are 18,034 students enrolled district-wide.

List of Teachers That Have Been Arrested in the District

Erik Duane Ekstrom - On September 15, 2022, Ekstrom was arrested for possession of sexually explicit content containing minors and grooming g a 13-year-old. Two acts of first- and second-degree encouragement of child sexual abuse and one act of grooming a child. Ekstrom taught music at Highland Elementary School at Kenwood, Cascade Middle School, Pacific Crest Middle School, and Summit High School. Deborah Parker - On May 29, 2020, Parker was arrested for sex abuse charges. She had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old. Eight acts of second-degree sex abuse charges. Jason Brian Jackson - On June 6th, 2018, Jackson was arrested for viewing sexually explicit images of minors. At least 100 images of minors were found in his computer, and three videos containing similar content were found. He was brought into court on 24 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse.

Schools

The district has 30 schools.http://www.bend.k12.or.us/schools

Elementary schools

* Amity Creek Magnet School - at Thompson * Bear Creek School * Buckingham School * Elk Meadow School * Ensworth School * High Lakes School * Highland Magnet School - at Kenwood * Juniper School * La Pine Elementary School * Lava Ridge School * Pine Ridge School * Ponderosa School * R.E. Jewell School * Rosland Elementary * Silver Rail Elementary School * Three Rivers School * Westside Village School - at Kingston * William E. Miller School

Middle schools

* Cascade Middle School * High Desert Middle School * La Pine Middle School * Pacific Crest Middle School * Pilot Butte Middle School * Sky View Middle School * REALMS - Rimrock Expeditionary Alternative Learning Middle School

High schools

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* La Pine High School * Marshall High School * Mountain View High School * Realms High School * Summit High School
Caldera High School

References

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