Jeffrey Shedd sends a letter to a school community embroiled in controversy over notes alleging there is a ‘rapist in our school,’ saying the 3 students who left the notes ‘made a really bad choice.’
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Racist flyers mailed to Skowhegan area school board members, others
The flyers feature a Ku Klux Klan hood, confederate flag and an Eye of Providence, and falsely says there will be a white supremacist Maine Green Independent Party fall gathering Oct. 27 at Belfast Public Library.
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Justice Department supports Mainers’ challenge of religious school tuition ban
Three families, who all live in districts that do not operate their own high schools, are seeking reimbursement.
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Cape Elizabeth students walk out to protest suspensions for sexual assault allegations
The administration says the 3 girls violated the school’s bullying policy when they posted notes accusing an unnamed person of sexual assault.
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Lewiston to host tours of high school prior to expansion vote
The two-story expansion will provide space for the visual and performing arts and classroom space for special education.
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As Maine schools grow more diverse, we need to talk
Kids and educators alike acknowledge the power of conversation – celebrating what makes students different as well as what we all have in common – to make schools feel safe and welcoming to all.
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Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing
The first study of its kind reveals ‘wide variation’ in school resource officer programs across the state, as the number of officers grows.
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Cape Elizabeth students fault school system’s handling of sexual assault allegations
Administrators respond to claims that there is a rapist in the high school, a few months after students confronted the school board about the handling of sexual assault reports.
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Tensions still high as Skowhegan school board moves beyond mascot
The board on Thursday night discussed how the selection process will go for picking a new mascot and will give both students and community members a seat at the table.
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Consultant seeks to hold focus groups around race-related bias in Auburn schools
Steve Wessler, founder of the Center for Prevention of Hate Violence, said he created a seven-step plan to help faculty and students address the issues.