Police and school officials confirm the investigation but decline to provide details about the accusations or the teacher.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Winslow school board votes to keep old building committee
The board also voted to let the superintendent craft a plan to dissolve Alternative Organizational Structure 92.
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Surge in out-of-state enrollment boosts UMaine System’s finances
The main campus in Orono and the University of Southern Maine both see jumps in revenue from non-state students, who pay much higher tuition.
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Augusta food giveaway shows students that holidays ‘are more about helping than receiving’
More than 200 bags of food were distributed Monday afternoon at St. Michael School.
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Collins gets firsthand look at new Colby buildings, downtown revitalization in Waterville
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins met with Colby officials Monday to see the work being done at the new multi-use building on 150 Main St.
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Land transfer to benefit USM in roundabout way
The single-lane roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of Brighton Avenue, Deering Avenue and Falmouth Street starting in 2019.
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U.S. Rhodes scholars class includes record 10 African-Americans
A transgender man is also among the 32 Americans to receive full scholarships for post-graduate studies at Oxford University.
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UMaine student discovers new species of wasp in Harpswell – and it doesn’t sting
Hillary Morin Peterson of Brunswick, now a grad student in Pennsylvania, named the insect in honor of her home state.
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Skowhegan area school board asked to reconsider ‘Indian’ mascot
A group of local professionals wrote a letter to ask the SAD 54 board to vote again on changing the “Indians” nickname for its sports teams.
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Work begins on Spurwink expansion in Chelsea
The organization, which offers behavioral health and education services for children, plans new classrooms and housing for residential students in Chelsea.