A total of 188 students out of school the past three weeks.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Rumford-based school board extends Christmas vacation break
RSU 10 schools closed for two weeks, from Dec. 20 to Jan. 2.
Superintendent: Auburn school bus driver shortage a ‘crisis’
Ward 3 representative Karen Mathieu was reelected chairwoman.
Rumford-based school district continues masking as COVID cases creep up
Staff vaccination rates in some schools above state average.
Otisfield school closed due to COVID-19 infections, quarantines
Students will return to their classrooms Jan. 4.
Police to check Rumford home in probe of threat made online at school board meeting
Schools set to reopen Wednesday after threats of violence.
RSU 10 closes schools after online threats during board meeting
Superintendent Deb Alden said hackers seized the Zoom video and audio feed, threatened schools and spewed racial slurs and vulgar language.
Lewiston students can now wear hoods, hats and crop tops
The School Committee voted 6-0 Monday to adopt the amended dress code, effective immediately.
Booster shots encouraged but not required for Bates College students
The Lewiston college says more COVID-19 restrictions may be needed next semester, but not yet and maybe never.
Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.