The superintendent is urging parents to talk with their children about “what they are seeing on social media and hearing from their friends.”
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
RSU 4 School Board considers new policies on student gender, staff political participation
A request by some students to extend the Christmas break by two days was not considered by the board because it came in too late.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 board honors sports teams, expands Wednesday early release hours
Directors will hold a special meeting Friday to approve adjusting early release Wednesdays, a move that provides educators more time for lesson preparations.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
RSU 4 administrators concerned by rising COVID-19 cases
Twenty-five members of the school community have tested positive in the first three days this week alone.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Confrontation between Oak Hill Middle School students under investigation
Superintendent says that one student was in possession of a weapon, but that “at no time” was there a threat to the school.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills students rewarded for turning in cyber bullies
Instagram is the latest social media platform showing mischief and misbehavior gone viral.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Supreme Court signals support of public tuition for religious schools in Maine case
The plaintiffs say a state program of tuition reimbursement – for students whose towns have no high school – unfairly discriminates against people based on their religious beliefs.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion & Values, Schools & Education
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Schools & Education
Mt. Blue seeks community input on strategic planning for schools
Regional School Unit 9 began examining the future that parents, students and community members envision for the district in a survey and series of interviews.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Gardiner Regional Middle School staff members camp outside for hunger
Students and staff members at the school collect thousands of items for food drive.