School officials have installed monitors and are working toward long-term solutions, but proposals to upgrade systems have been shot down by voters.
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Posted inBaseball, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Threat of violence forces evacuation at Cony baseball, softball fields
Players were pulled off the fields at Cony High and Morton Field in Augusta at about 2:30 p.m. following a ‘credible threat to cause harm.’
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
School districts ask judge to dismiss Title IX trans policies lawsuit
6 districts are asking to dismiss the case, arguing the Maine Human Rights Commission erred when it sued them over transgender athlete and bathroom policies. A 7th filed a separate motion, arguing its policies aren’t exclusionary.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Judge gives Maine 30 days to review validity of trans referendum signatures
Earlier this week, the Office of the Maine Attorney General conceded that up to 3,014 signatures backing a referendum on trans participation in school sports might be invalid.
Posted inCommunity, News, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Lessons on birds take flight at Rumford library
Children spent the past month studying Maine birds, keeping a journal and building birdhouses.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel student launches Girls in Science Day for Maine middle schoolers
Hands-on labs, mentorship and a student-led vision drew 40 girls to the inaugural program at Gould Academy in Bethel.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
More Maine high schoolers are looking to Canada for college
Amid increased political pressures on American higher education, and the rising cost of college, some Maine students are heading across the border.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UNE receives $5M gift for public and environmental health institute
The donation from the founder of IDEXX Laboratories will support the new David Evans Shaw Institute of Public and Planetary Health.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Telstar names valedictorian, salutatorian and Principal’s Award recipient
Vivienne Charette, Jonathan Marshall and Michaela Mowery were all recognized.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Suit against trans sports referendum dealt potential blow by Maine officials
The attorney general’s office says the number of faulty signatures submitted in support of the referendum doesn’t appear to be enough to invalidate it. But questions remain.