This editorial is right on target.  Oregon kids already get much less school than the national average.  These "opt outs"  allow up to 65 hours less class time, the equivalent of another two weeks less school.   Many other Oregon school districts meet these bare minimum number of classroom hours.  Eugene absolutely should do the same.
PS  In the interest of not hiding behind the anonymity of the internet, I'm Joy Marshall of Stand for Children, and a 4J parent