With few substitute teachers or bus drivers to fill in for absent and quarantined staff, school employees from administrators to custodians are stepping up to help. Sometimes, it’s not enough.
Vanessa Paolella
Sun Journal
Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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RSU 4 board forming COVID-19 advisory committee, ups substitute pay
The team will recommend policies related to COVID-19 to the school board.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
‘It was refreshing’: RSU 4 board hears community concerns on universal masking
More than 130 people participated in a public forum online and in person at Sabattus Primary School.
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Durham Select Board tables consent agreement for junkyard
Members want to clarify and add info to the document before voting on it.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Middle School to be remote Friday; some students unable to access work
The school is issuing new laptops to students who have been unable to access Google Classroom due to technical issues.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Lewiston schools and remain elevated in Auburn schools
Nine more staff members at Lewiston Middle School tested positive over the weekend.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston school district plans vaccination clinics for students and staff
Auburn school officials will encourage families to schedule appointments at the Auburn Mall.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
RSU 4 board holding public forum on universal masking Wednesday
The gathering follows several tense meetings between residents and the school board.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Middle School to be remote until at least Wednesday
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases among school employees, the middle school will not have enough staff to teach in person.
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Due to staffing shortages, half of Lewiston Middle School students go remote Friday
The superintendent warned the school community that future remote days may be possible.