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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hours after announcing Oregon schools would stay open, Gov. Kate Brown changed her mind and closed them Thursday night.

The COVID–19 Child Nutrition Response Act intends to resolve that issue.

For the first time since a federal gag order prohibiting staff and students at Chemawa Indian School from speaking publicly about abuse allegations was lifted, leaders of the Native American boarding school are sharing their side of the story.

In that same vein, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Kentucky Rep. James Comer unveiled a bipartisan bill to protect students' access to school meal benefits during school closures related to COVID-19.

Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici joined Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky Wednesday, March 11, to introduce the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act. The bill creates a nationwide waiver authority allowing school officials to distribute food in any setting for students and their families during emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.