A federal appeals court will weigh whether Amber Lavigne can sue the Damariscotta school district, which she alleges violated her rights by withholding information about her child using a different name and pronouns in school.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston High School alerts parents to shooting threat
A written note on a bathroom wall read: ‘I will shoot the school up 10/15/2024.’
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Paris-based school district budget passes on 3rd attempt
Maine School Administrative District 17’s original proposed budget was rejected at referendum June 11, and the second proposal was voted down Aug. 6.
Posted inBusiness, Schools & Education
Working: Matt Bramlett and Marg Levesque change careers to ease bus driver crunch at RSU 4
Wales-based school district embraces new drivers for taking action to help resolve challenge of finding, retaining critical drivers.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-area families learn about owls in Maine
The event included two live owls which are native to Maine: our smallest owl species, a Northern saw-whet named Caribou and a great horned owl, the largest owl species in Maine, named Archie.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico childhood education program serving preschoolers and high school students
The program includes 12 preschool children and 13 high school students.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Potential appointees for Livermore Falls school board seat to share why they want it
With a vacancy on the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors, Livermore Falls selectmen want input on reasons why potential appointees want it.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding
The 13-member commission’s study will be the first such review since 1998. ‘It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,’ the governor says.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston elementary students provided with free quality instruments
With a new federal grant providing funds, students get to choose and keep their instrument of choice until their senior year of high school.