Somerset, Waldo and Washington counties are now designated as “yellow” in the state’s school re-opening advisory system.
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Remote housing creates issues for remote learning; causing an interference with school work
Many families in the area are unable to get internet at their houses because of the remote nature of where they live.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Three Bates College students test positive for COVID-19
There are now four active student cases at the college, which had been doing well at fending off the disease.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Federal court upholds Maine law barring public funding for religious high schools
The plaintiffs charge that Maine’s tuition statute is unfair to students who attend such schools, and plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System retirees picket, plan legal action over benefits change
The Maine Education Association says changes to health insurance plans were made without consultation with unions and against signed contracts between the system and retired employees.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Two more COVID-19 cases at Gardiner Area High School, 1 reported at Dresden Elementary School
A total of two positive and four probable cases have been reported this week at Gardiner Area High School, and a total of 156 people from the school are under quarantine until the end next week.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Sanford superintendent blames problems with permission slips for flu shots without consent
A school district investigation shows 3 students got vaccinations after submitting permission slips that weren’t signed or indicated the parent didn’t want their child vaccinated.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Skowhegan-area school district
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.
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
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.