Superintendent Jon Moody sent a notice out on Wednesday saying that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the individual has been home and had no contact with students this week.
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Thorndike-based RSU 3 schools delay increasing in-person instruction as county marked ‘yellow’
Until Waldo County is no longer classified as “yellow,” children in grades K-5 will continue in their Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday cohorts.
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Three Sanford students given flu shots without parents’ approval
During a flu shot clinic put on by Northern Light Health Care, 3 students in the school district were administered a flu vaccine without proper consent.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner Area High School reports 2 positive COVID-19 cases
Students will be notified if they were in close contact of the individual with the coronavirus.
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Scarborough superintendent apologizes for letter that triggered student protest
Superintendent Sanford Prince says a letter to the staff about expressing personal views before the election should not have described Black Lives Matter as a ‘controversial’ phrase.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner Area High School reports probable COVID-19 case
A letter from MSAD 11 Superintendent Patricia Hopkins, released to the community Monday afternoon, announced a switch to fully remote learning at the high school, beginning Tuesday.
Posted inMorning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Fairfield-area school district reports case of COVID-19 infection
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention has not recommended Maine School Administrative District 49 close its facilities, according to Superintendent Roberta Hersom.
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‘Nothing is the same’: Educators adapt to teaching in the COVID-19 era
As Maine schools see isolated cases of coronavirus and shift between instructional models, teachers are doing their best to regain a sense of normalcy and adapt their classrooms to the pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
With help from an anonymous donor, fresh Maine fish is being distributed to schools across the state
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s nutrition director Mike Flynn picks up 70 pounds of fresh fish from Portland Harbor weekly to use in school lunches.
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
RSU 18 reports single COVID-19 case associated with Oakland’s Messalonskee High School
Friday’s announcement happened to come as staff used in-service day for remote learning training and marked the fourth case associated with Regional School Unit 18.