Some schools districts remind parents that nurses are doing their job and should be treated “with kindness and respect,” while others turn to robocalls and email to limit verbal interactions.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain staff ‘overwhelmed’ by COVID-19 quarantines
Nearly 300 students quarantined because of 46 coronavirus cases in RSU 73.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Bates College employees file second petition for union vote; administration denies surveillance
The group is requesting an election to form a union that would represent Bates staff and nontenured and non-tenure-track faculty, instructors and lecturers.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop schools mandate COVID-19 vaccine for substitute teachers, volunteers
Winthrop Public Schools are looking ahead and discussing what a federal mandate might mean for full-time staff.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
As pandemic job market rebounds, central Maine college grads see abundance of opportunity
Universities in central Maine say their students have far more options as they enter the work force, and employers are coming to schools more often and earlier looking to recruit.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Blue Crew robotics team prepares for competition season
Blue Crew has begun preparing for the new season by disassembling its robot from 2019.
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9, Franklin Community Health Network urge eligible students to get vaccinated
The Regional School Unit 9 superintendent and Franklin Community Health Network president released a joint statement urging eligible students and family members to get vaccinated.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn father threatens to sue School Committee over mask policy
John Stark said his 7-year-old son is being abused because of the masking policy.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Schools & Education
Faced with growing ire from extremists, school boards searching for federal help
Insisting that requiring masks in school is akin to human trafficking, one woman warns RSU 16 board to stop harming children or face God’s wrath.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Committee to reconsider removing Jewish holidays from school calendar
Ward 6 representative Ronald Potvin said he misunderstood the superintendent’s recommendation.