The decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means Aela Mansmann will not be required to serve a 3-day school suspension while her case proceeds in a lower court.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine teachers unions worry about safety as school plans progress
With just weeks to go until the start of school, teachers say a lot of questions remain unanswered.
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Portland school board confronts ‘impossible situation’ for reopening this fall
Board members say they are sympathetic to concerns about the district’s proposed hybrid model and will work to come up with solutions over the next 2 weeks.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan area school board reviews back-to-school plan, gets mascot update
The board of directors convened Thursday to provide the district with an update on how school will resume in the fall and to discuss the next phase of the mascot selection process.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Deering and Casco Bay add to unusual week of drive-in graduations
The high schools held separate graduation ceremonies Thursday at the Ocean Gateway terminal overlooking Portland Harbor.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Lewiston teachers union objects to reopening plan
The Lewiston Education Association, which represents all the School Department’s certified and education technician staff, released a statement Thursday saying the plan does not ensure the health and safety of students and educators.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Vermont religious school students likely to succeed in appeal, federal court says
At issue in the Vermont case is whether Catholic school students may take college classes under the Vermont Dual Enrollment state program.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
New York City the last holdout on in-person schooling as big districts defy Trump
New York still needs Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval as it plans on being the only major school district to have students in classrooms.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Western Maine student uses distance learning for climate activism
Chloe Grover of Otisfield hasn’t let a little thing like a public health crisis stop her from helping her school learn about climate change.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Amid pandemic, Portland High seniors celebrate school’s first drive-in graduation. See the photos.
It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland’s waterfront.