The complaints are the latest to be made by minority families in central Maine and school district administrators say they’re being taken seriously as part of an investigative process that can involve outside agencies.
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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.
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Diver down: How a Smithfield man survived a near-fatal boat crash
Roland Constable was hit while scuba diving in North Pond on June 5 and is speaking out about water safety measures that saved his life.
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Skowhegan Area High School shifts to remote learning after 105 students, staff quarantine due to COVID-19 case
The school expects to return Wednesday to its hybrid learning model.
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Survey identifies 237 sites where pollution affected water quality of Belgrade-area Great Pond
7 Lakes Alliance and the Belgrade Lakes Association updated the Great Pond watershed community about efforts to improve water quality in Great Pond.
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After years of contention, Skowhegan-area schools have a new mascot: the River Hawks
Fifteen out of the 20 members present for a district school board meeting Thursday night voted for the River Hawks, after also considering Phoenix and “Skowhegan.”
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Skowhegan-area schools close after student tests positive for COVID-19
MSAD 54 superintendent said on Wednesday that the district is closing schools for the remainder of the week after members of the school community may have come in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Student feedback takes center stage amid Skowhegan schools nickname deliberations
The final vote on the Skowhegan-area school district’s mascot will be voted on by the 23-person board of directors will be decided at the Oct. 8 meeting.
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First subcommittee meets to discuss Skowhegan area school mascot
The Education Policy and Program Committee convened on Tuesday evening to discuss their ideas for mascot names, with the next subcommittee meeting on Thursday to do the same.
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Skowhegan school officials whittle mascot name suggestions down to 305
School Administrative District 54 administrators say they’ve received more than 1,600 suggestions for a new sports team nickname and have whittled the possibilities down to 305 as of Thursday.