Guidelines include required pooled testing for all athletes and smaller audiences.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
RSU 10 parent cites ‘racially insensitive statements’ at board meeting
Allison Long asked for directors’ “commitment to do better.”
Amid outbreak, Winthrop Public Schools extend Thanksgiving break
The Winthrop School Committee met Tuesday to discuss options in light of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks since the start of the academic year.
More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.
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.
Lewiston school district plans vaccination clinics for students and staff
Auburn school officials will encourage families to schedule appointments at the Auburn Mall.
RSU 4 board holding public forum on universal masking Wednesday
The gathering follows several tense meetings between residents and the school board.
Auburn school traffic cop like ‘Top Gun’ — sort of
Four years of sending jets off an aircraft carrier prepares Josh Harris to direct parents in pickup line.
Richmond residents fill busing void caused by COVID-19
Regional School Unit 2 officials offer few new details about why bus transportation has been suspended.
Clinics race to vaccinate newly eligible children as school outbreaks, cases remain high
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the pandemic is at a ‘high plateau’ and elevated case counts are likely to continue.