Thirty people addressed the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors during meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, to discuss a poster hanging at Mt. Blue High and Middle schools called “Gender 101.” People during public comment showed support for the poster, while others called for its removal. For now, Superintendent Chris Elkington has determined in a review the poster will stay in place.
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RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster
The informational sign hangs in guidance offices at Mt. Blue middle and high schools, and the tech center in Farmington.
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Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor’s office at Mt. Blue High School.
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Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine considering nonbinary option for birth certificates
A proposed rule change being considered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention would allow use of an ‘X’ to designate nonbinary on birth certificates.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine to offer non-binary gender option on driver’s licenses, IDs
Maine will be the first state in New England and the third in the country to offer an option of a non-binary gender designation on driver’s licenses and identification cards. The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced Monday it will begin issuing a sticker for licenses or IDs that reads “Gender has been changed to […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Totally Trades Conference open for female students
AUBURN — The second Totally Trades Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Central Maine Community College. The main goal is to encourage female students to consider careers in the trades and STEM fields, traditionally dominated by men, through multi-faceted, hands-on experiences. It also gives women the opportunity […]
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Gender won’t stop girls from trying these jobs at Totally Trades Conference
AUBURN — New Ventures Maine is offering a hands-on, half-day event designed to encourage girls to consider careers in fields traditionally dominated by men. The Totally Trades Conference will bring together over 70 ninth-graders from schools throughout Androscoggin County on Friday, May 19, at Central Maine Community College. The Totally Trades Conference will feature sessions […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
YWCA PEACE, Bates College present gender, culture course
LEWISTON — The YWCA’s PEACE program will offer a collage workshop in partnership with students from Bates College’s Gender and Culture course on Thursday, March 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 130 East Ave. The evening will combine creating a collaborative collage piece with a discussion on the concept of women’s empowerment. Supplies will be provided but participants are […]