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id: 4a4ccc49aa
section: schools
first_reported: 2026-11-13 06:23 PST
updated: 2026-11-13 18:58 PST
status: reported
outlets: 6
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# PPS board approves independent review of Signal app use

The Portland Public Schools board on Friday approved an independent inquiry into whether district leaders, including the superintendent, used the Signal messaging app for official business.

Section: [Schools](/portland/section/life.md) · Entities: [Portland Public Schools](/portland/wiki/portland-public-schools.md), [Signal](/portland/wiki/signal.md)

## Coverage

- [KATU 2 (ABC)](https://katu.com/news/local/pps-board-weighs-independent-inquiry-into-leaders-use-of-signal-app-portland-public-schools-board-district-leader-kimberlee-armstrong), 2026-11-13 06:23 PST: PPS board weighs independent review of Signal use
- [Willamette Week](https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/11/13/portland-school-board-unanimously-authorizes-inquiry-into-signal-usage-at-pps/), 2026-11-13 14:26 PST: Portland School Board Unanimously Authorizes Inquiry into Signal Use at PPS
- [KOIN 6 (CBS)](https://www.koin.com/news/portland/pps-board-independent-investigation-signal-app-11132026/), 2026-11-13 16:29 PST: PPS board OKs independent investigation after superintendent, other district leaders caught using Signal
- [OPB](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/11/13/portland-public-schools-signal-reports-investigation/), 2026-11-13 16:44 PST: PPS school board starts independent ‘fact-finding’ effort into Signal reports
- [The Oregonian/OregonLive](https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/11/pps-board-approves-independent-investigation-into-use-of-disappearing-message-apps.html), 2026-11-13 17:45 PST: PPS board approves independent investigation into use of disappearing-message apps
- [KPTV FOX 12](https://www.kptv.com/2026/11/14/pps-board-approves-outside-investigation-into-reported-use-signal-app/), 2026-11-13 18:58 PST: PPS board approves outside investigation into reported use of Signal app

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