The City Council ordered one of the only two sites for legal camping closed in the middle of January, in the middle of bitterly cold weather, without any regard for where people would live,” the suit says.

A small Oregon city is facing a fresh lawsuit over its homeless camping rules. Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on Thursday.

The city of Grants Pass faces a lawsuit for its homeless camping policies from disability advocates and homeless residents.

Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit against the City of Grants Pass this morning, saying the city's recent closure of two homeless encampments is putting unhoused people with disabilities at risk.

On Friday morning, homeless residents dragged tarps and carried piles on their backs, heaping their belongings just outside the fence. They were given until 9 a.m. to get their possessions off the city-owned site.

The school district says Grants Pass High School reached a 93.9% four-year graduation rate -- which is significantly more than Oregon's average of 81.8%. At the district level, the 4-year graduation rate was 79.4%, which was "the highest on record, with a 4-year completer rate of 88.4%."

Disability Rights Oregon along with the Oregon Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit Thursday against Grants Pass, attempting to stop the city from closing the J Street resting site. According to a joint press release from the two organizations,

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Oregon’s congressional delegation as well as other lawmakers in the region, reacted to the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans Tuesday.A f

The Grants Pass School District is celebrating record-breaking graduation rates, reaching 79.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. According to the district, that is the highest on record. The district also saw an increase in four-year completer rates,