A student found a bullet in a bathroom before the start of school Thursday and reported it to the school’s resource officer.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Biden responds to Livermore Falls student’s letter about climate change
“Always remember — when you make your voice heard, adults listen,” the president wrote to Cooper Stevenson, now 9.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Westbrook High placed in lockout after student brings unloaded gun to school
A 14-year-old student was taken into custody Thursday and charged with theft of a firearm and terrorizing.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school board to address complaints about dress code policy
Regional School Unit 56 board director Tina Courtway of Peru told the board of directors at their meeting at Dirigo High School on Tuesday that enforcement of the dress code policy adopted last April “needs to be brought to priority.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Committee tables talks on student theater Maine Inside Out operation in Lewiston school
LEWISTON — The School Committee voted 6-3 Monday night to table discussions about an agreement to allow Maine Inside Out to continue its work to create original theater with Lewiston Middle and High school students. With committee members Elizabeth Eames, Tanya Whitlow and Chairman Megan Parks voting against tabling the issue, committee members were split […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
RSU 16 board discusses future of Minot school and sixth-grade classes
POLAND — Minot elementary school students can be moved to other district schools without town approval if the school is not officially closed and remains district property, directors of Regional School Unit 16 said at Monday night’s meeting. The impact of losing a small-town school “is really an emotional thing for children and family,” parent […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school district receives grant to make meals from scratch
RSU10 is one of 10 districts in the state to receive a federal grant.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
School districts grapple with vaping in high schools
Some are considering installing vape detectors in restrooms, but there is no easy solution for what some educators consider a public health crisis.
Posted inSchools & Education
Heat-related school closures prompt Winthrop family to donate 14 air conditioners
The donation provides each classroom at Winthrop Grade School with an air conditioner.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Police investigate bomb threat at Lewiston High School
Students were evacuated for about a half hour, and law enforcement was contacted.