Back to School: Portland Public Schools Delays Roosevelt Reopening

An extra day of summer vacation for the students at Roosevelt High School in Portland. The district announced over the weekend that while everyone else goes back on Monday, the students at Roosevelt won't be back until Tuesday.

The district has been renovating the school all summer.

"We have been hard at work all summer preparing for the new school year," Assistant Superintendent Antonio Lopez wrote on the school's Facebook page.

"The facilities look beautiful and are ready for our students. We want to provide our teachers with an additional day to make final touches to their classrooms."

While the district says the delay is to give teachers more time to get their classrooms set, some parents have questioned whether the school will be safe enough for students - and staff - on Tuesday.

To show parents that everything is okay, they are offering tours of the school on Monday.

The school will be open from 1:00-4:00 on Monday afternoon for students to come in, pick up their schedules, and take a tour.

Photos courtesy Portland Public Schools