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At Molalla High School, a lockdown was accidentally initiated when a staff member unintentionally deployed their panic button at 12 pm. This was not a drill or expected; it was a human error. All staff and students promptly responded following our protocols.
The Molalla Police promptly confirmed it was an accidental alarm trigger and began releasing classrooms following protocol. Students and staff returned to regular schedules and activities by 1:05pm.
We realize that any such event is stressful. We are working directly with the alert company, our technology director and district office administrators, and Molalla Police Department to implement necessary adjustments to reduce human error.
We believe that the overall safety of students and staff is worth the investment into working through these challenges.
MRSD Social Studies Curriculum Adoption
Molalla River School District has engaged in an extensive vetting process of instructional materials for Social Studies. We coordinated teams of teachers and staff in reviewing materials that the Oregon Department of Education has identified as high quality based on the Oregon Instructional Materials Evaluation Toolkit (OR-IMET) rubric. The teams used specific criteria and district instructional priorities to select the programs that best meet the needs of our students. We seek public feedback to help our School Board finalize their decision.
Materials: https://www.molallariverschools.org/page/curriculum-adoption
We ask willing community members to review these materials and give feedback to our school board. The school board will consider public comment as it decides whether to accept the recommendations of the adoption committees.
Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZhYmJedJNSommkVF90kT-G914eXFRnPxl4b9FSyisiSug8A/viewform
For more information visit our Curriculum Adoption page.
For those community members who would like to see the materials in person, viewing will be available at Molalla Public Library on April 13th from 4:00-6:00 PM.
Girls and Boys are in playoffs
Hosting Round 1 Games at HOME
Friday Boys at 7pm
Saturday Girls at 6pm
$10 adults - $6 students
Pay at door or in advance online: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/osaa/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D
Final update 2:24 pm
Molalla High School is re-occupied. Earlier the school had a gas leak.
This is what we know:
-Gas leak was detected around 12:40 pm
-Molalla High School evacuated fully to safe distance
-Due to cold people were relocated into school buses for warmth
-NW Natural gas located the source of the leak (kitchen)
-NW Natural capped off the leak
-Molalla High was re-occupied
-NO INJURIES
-Students who have second lunch were not served and we are serving grab and go from available food.
-Parents and staff received three messages about the incident as information was available.
-Molalla Fire, Molalla Police, NW Natural Gas and First Student responded and their quick response is GREATLY appreciated.
earlier message
Students who were scheduled for last lunch and were not service and unfortunately, there is no food available.
-Source of leak was kitchen
-Staff and students are evacuated in school buses
-More information will be provided ASAP
More information will be released as soon as possible. Because we are so near the end of the school day, the most likely scenario is students released as usual by bus/personal car.
Snow Route 10A
Schools Open on Friday
Be prepared for inclement weather this winter. Visit our inclement weather bus route page to learn more about our weather alert notification system and our inclement weather bus routes.
The grounds department will be mitigating moss/algae on January 17th at Molalla Elementary School and spraying for weed control district wide on January 19th, 2026.
Vaccine Exclusion Day is February 25, 2026. Information about this Oregon Health Authority law is available in English and Spanish at: /o/mrsd/page/immunization-information
Oregon know has maps by region.
Updated date on 1/14/2026.
Schools open Tuesday, January 6.
https://molallariverschools.edurooms.com/engage/molalla-river-schools/newsletters/community-news-december-17-2025
Weather impacted.
Forecast calling for worsening conditions.
