Staff vaccination rates in some schools above state average.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
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.
Auburn schools to hold vaccine clinics this week
Parents should return consent forms by Monday.
Fewer COVID-19 cases seen in Spruce Mountain schools
Since Nov. 18 there have been 63 positive cases bringing the total for the year to 309.
RSU 4 threat deemed not credible; school to resume Monday
Law enforcement determined that the threat was made with the purpose of spreading fear, the acting Sabattus police chief said in a letter.