The 14-year-old boy, who was charged with misdemeanor terrorizing last week, ‘is not a threat’ to the school community in South Portland.
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Scarborough launches search for new high school principal
Leaders of the search committee ‘have great confidence’ they will find a permanent replacement for David Creech, who resigned last year amid controversy.
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Mumps case reported at York High School
The Maine Center for Disease Control said other students may have been exposed at the high school and at a basketball game at Massabesic High School.
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As lawmakers debate stricter vaccination rules, Falmouth High has pertussis outbreak
Four cases at the school were confirmed in the last two weeks.
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Portland cost-cutting commission rejects combining some schools in reorganization
The panel recommends instead that the district consider moving adult education and central administration out of a building in the Bayside neighborhood and into unused school space.
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‘I could hear my son screaming’ from seclusion room at Harpswell school
Kendele Ouellette is questioning the use of the room, but the interim superintendent says the district is following state regulations for physical restraint and seclusion.
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Students sue colleges, saying they were cheated by admissions scheme
The class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges that students were denied a fair opportunity for admission.
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Teenage climate activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg, 16, has become a prominent voice in campaigns against climate change.
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It’s irrational, but it’s Pi Day and they are singing in Biddeford
Once again, an inventive math teacher has written a musical parody celebrating 3.14159….
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Database: Maine teachers’ starting salary by town
Starting teacher salaries for the 2018-19 school year at 129 Maine school districts, representing 72 percent of districts that submitted information to the Maine School Management Association. The salaries listed are for beginning teachers with bachelor’s degrees. Starting salaries for teachers with master’s degrees are higher.