Superintendent Jake Langlais says the rise in COVID-19 cases and the possibility of having to close schools precipitated the request.
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Colby College sees surge in COVID-19 cases as students return to campus
College reports 106 cases at its Waterville campus, including 90 students.
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Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Reading scores, absenteeism up in Auburn schools
Administrators present data from each school during State of the Schools report.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 surveys community on attributes for Rumford high school principal
District hopes to advertise this month, interview candidates in February.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington school board decreases quarantine requirements, amends COVID-19 policies
Changes reflect CDC and state education recommendations.
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UMaine System students who have not received COVID boosters will be tested weekly
The new COVID protocol requirement, announced Monday, will take effect when classes resume Jan. 18.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Students and teachers return from winter break facing uncertainty
New guidelines are aimed at keeping students in school during an anticipated omicron surge, while one district reported dozens of positive cases on Monday alone.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon School Department vaccination clinic called off
The vaccination clinic was canceled because the partner agency was not willing to operate the clinic after school hours.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare: Adapt
Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.