The announcement by the state university system, to be reevaluated at the end of September, follows a similar move by Bates College in Lewiston and will affect thousands of students, faculty, staff members and visitors.
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Texas school district sidesteps governor’s mask ban by adding them to its dress code
The Paris Independent School District announced that the district would include the masks in the dress code after its board of trustees expressed ‘concern about the health and safety of its students and employees.’
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston school board adopts anti-racism action plan
The educational equity action statement was unanimously approved.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday’s the deadline.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills schools to start the year with masks
With some parents attending and speaking at SAD 17’s school board meeting Monday night, others staged a sidewalk protest in an effort to rally support against masks in schools.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 board delays potential decision on mask mandate for August 19
Some staff and parents spoke in favor of masks while others wanted a choice.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Amid shouts and anger from parents, Skowhegan-area school board requires masks for first weeks of school
Parents demanded that the board respect their wishes to not require students to mask up when returning to school next month, but the board ultimately sided with the superintendent’s recommendation to proceed with caution and begin the school year wearing masks.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
After heated debate, RSU 16 opts to require masks in elementary schools
The three-town school district left it to parents and students in middle and high school to decide whether to wear face coverings.