Most other districts, including Lewiston, require masking at all schools.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Peru elementary school in COVID-19 ‘outbreak status’
More than a third of students at two schools are absent because of infection or quarantining.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
All schools in RSU 16 now require masks
School board members ordered students and staff at the middle and high schools to wear masks starting Wednesday.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Percentage of vaccinated school staff varies widely across Maine: See your school’s vaccination rate
An average of 76% of school employees in Maine are vaccinated, but individual schools vary widely, new state data shows.
Posted inRiver Valley, Schools & Education
RSU 10 director: Some are ‘very unhappy’ with mandated mask-wearing
Superintendent said half of the 200 signatures on an anti-masking petition were people outside the district.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Most Maine school districts have yet to start pooled testing for COVID-19
Some districts that have yet to launch pooled testing say they expected a lag between the start of school and the start of testing to allow time to set up and solicit permission from parents.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine gets approval, more funds for COVID-19 relief in schools
The U.S. Department of Education is releasing the last $137 million of American Rescue Plan funds for Maine schools following approval of a state plan for spending the money.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
COVID-19 quarantines disrupt return to school, with remote options limited
Maine school districts are scrambling all over again to set up technology, remote learning and pooled testing as kids are forced back home.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Carrabec High School goes remote over COVID-19 outbreak a week after officials declined to require masks
The school board decided last week to resume school with a mask-optional policy and remain in-person “until the Maine CDC steps in.”
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Sixty RSU 56 elementary school students quarantined due to COVID-19
Superintendent Pam Doyen says the 60 students from Dirigo Elementary School were close contacts with three positive cases of COVID-19 at the school.