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.
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Saint Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus to move to remote learning
The school was designated with outbreak status by the Maine Center for Disease Control this week.
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School staffing shortages persist, worsened by rising COVID-19 cases
With few substitute teachers or bus drivers to fill in for absent and quarantined staff, school employees from administrators to custodians are stepping up to help. Sometimes, it’s not enough.
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Lewiston schools and remain elevated in Auburn schools
Nine more staff members at Lewiston Middle School tested positive over the weekend.
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Vaccine rollout for children 5 to 11 underway, nursing home outbreak grows to 70
Ten residents of Rumford Community Home have died thus far as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak that began last month.
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Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high
Many, but not all, first-time home-school students returned to the classroom this year for social and mental health reasons.
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Auburn School District implements universal masking
The rise in cases in schools reflects an increase in cases in the larger community.
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Auburn Education Association urges district to require testing for unvaccinated students, staff
Association President Angela Delorme cited the steep rise in COVID-19 cases as evidence that more safety measures are needed.
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Central Maine Healthcare CEO warns of ‘perfect storm’ as vaccine deadline nears
At a media briefing Wednesday, Maine DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew repeated that the state has been working closely with health care providers on staffing shortages.
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Maine CDC investigating outbreaks at Clover Health Care, Paris Town Office
Another staff member at Rumford Community home tested positive, bringing the total cases there to 48 residents and staff.