Schools throughout Maine are expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.
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Schools nationwide step up security in response to threats on TikTok
In a statement on Twitter, TikTok said it was working with law enforcement to investigate.
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LeVar Burton will host Scripps National Spelling Bee
Th longtime host of the children’s educational program ‘Reading Rainbow’ comes from a family of educators.
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Bates College now requires booster shots for students in a bid to keep college safer from COVID-19
Bates aims to avoid the campus closures that have hit other colleges as omicron variant takes hold.
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Richmond committee restarts, eyes November vote on withdrawal from school district
Committee to try again on withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 and hopes to have question on next November’s ballot.
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Booster shots encouraged but not required for Bates College students
The Lewiston college says more COVID-19 restrictions may be needed next semester, but not yet and maybe never.
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Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.
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Oak Hill Middle School threat deemed not credible; school to resume Monday
Law enforcement determined that the threat was made with the purpose of spreading fear, the acting Sabattus police chief said in a letter.
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Pool testing at Chelsea school helps keep students in school during surge of COVID-19 cases
Without pool testing, news of the eight cases in the past week would have resulted in 72 individuals of both students and staff members in quarantine. With pool testing, only five students needed to quarantine.
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Pandemic fuels rising reports of anxiety and depression among Maine students
As the pandemic continues to disrupt normal routines, students are finding it more difficult to learn and interact with their peers, according to school-based mental health workers statewide.