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Chelsea-area school district to participate in pool testing, mandate masks inside
After a lengthy discussion at Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Regional School Unit 12 plans to register for pool testing in the coming days and universally require masks for students, staff and visitors.
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UMaine System campuses now require masks for everyone indoors
The announcement by the state university system, to be reevaluated at the end of September, follows a similar move by Bates College in Lewiston and will affect thousands of students, faculty, staff members and visitors.
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Parents will decide whether children go masked at Madison schools, officials say
The superintendent said that following guidance from the CDC, the recommendation has been made to mask up in schools, but administrators have opted to “take the politics out of it by giving the parents the option.”
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UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday’s the deadline.
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Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
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School referendum calls for additions to Skowhegan Middle School, other improvements
If approved, an amount not to exceed $6,970,000 will be used to fund the projects through federal grants.
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Augusta public schools add a weekly early release day for professional development of teachers
Board member Kati McCormick voted against the motion, siding with a parent who spoke about the impact more early release days would have on her son and on her job.
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Hallowell-area school district to follow CDC masking recommendations
After two hours of deliberation and many different perspectives shared, Regional School Unit 2 will require masks to be worn in its schools.
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Amid shouts and anger from parents, Skowhegan-area school board requires masks for first weeks of school
Parents demanded that the board respect their wishes to not require students to mask up when returning to school next month, but the board ultimately sided with the superintendent’s recommendation to proceed with caution and begin the school year wearing masks.