They bowed their heads in honor of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it. And over and over, they repeated the message: Enough is enough. In a wave of protests one historian called the largest […]
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17 minutes
PARIS — On March 14, at 10 a.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School will be hosting a school walkout to promote school safety. The walkout will last for 17 minutes – one minute for each of the lives lost at the recent Parkland school shooting. Students and staff are invited to walk out of classes and […]
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Scarborough principal to fight 'forced' resignation after students’ morning protest
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough High School Principal David Creech has rescinded a resignation his attorney says was forced by the superintendent of schools for unknown reasons. Creech said he wants to keep his job as hundreds of students and parents gathered to protested his removal Monday morning. Creech submitted his resignation Feb. 16, a day after […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Video: School shooting town hall: Marco Rubio on defensive on gun control
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures at a town hall after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school. But Rubio, the lone Republican at CNN’s “Stand Up” town hall Wednesday night, […]
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Parkland shooting surviving students issue call for action at Florida Capitol
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Survivors of the Florida school shooting descended on the state’s Capitol on Wednesday with one overarching message: It’s time for action. The students entered a gun-friendly political climate in Tallahassee, where lawmakers have rebuffed gun restrictions since Republicans took control of both the governor’s office and the Legislature in 1999. The […]
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Dirigo classroom award winners
These Dirigo High School students were rewarded for their hard work and good attitudes with classroom awards for January. In the photo from left are Carly Welch, English 12; Gabby Warner, Science; Haylee Wing, Alternative Education; Franklyn MacDonald, History; Luke McLeod, World Language Seminar, Spanish; Wayne Sanford, French II; Ian Salvati, English 9: absent, Alexa […]
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Bishop Deeley skis with students at Rumford's Black Mountain
Bishop Robert Deeley, right, chats with John McElrath and his son, Connor, 8, just before getting off the lift at Black Mountain in Rumford on Friday. Deeley celebrated the last day of Catholic Schools Week by skiing with 50 students from Holy Savior, a Catholic school in Rumford. McElrath, of Poland, is the National Ski […]
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Bill would forbid schools from denying lunch to students who can’t pay
Maine schools would not be permitted to deny a meal to any student – even if that student doesn’t have lunch money – under a bill endorsed 8-3 Thursday by lawmakers on the Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. “This is a win,” said Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, who co-sponsored L.D. 1684. “If a […]
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As state cuts funding for prevention, Maine students smoking more
Maine was once a leader in the nation on smoking cessation and prevention programs, but it is slipping backward and the rates at which high school students are smoking and using electronic cigarettes have now moved above the national averages for the first time in 20 years. In 2015 – the last year for which […]
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Lewiston-Auburn students talk merger
Once the debate got going on whether Lewiston and Auburn should become one city, Michelle Crowley’s mock trial class at Lewiston High School was anything but quiet. Lennon LaBelle, foreground, disagrees as Matt Hird, standing, makes a point. LaBelle and Hird are against the consolidation of the two cities. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Editor’s note: The […]