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Schools and Education

Published
October 29, 2020

Two more COVID-19 cases at Gardiner Area High School, 1 reported at Dresden Elementary School

A total of two positive and four probable cases have been reported this week at Gardiner Area High School, and a total of 156 people from the school are under quarantine until the end next week.
Published
October 28, 2020

Sanford superintendent blames problems with permission slips for flu shots without consent

A school district investigation shows 3 students got vaccinations after submitting permission slips that weren't signed or indicated the parent didn't want their child vaccinated.
Published
October 28, 2020

Employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Skowhegan-area school district

Superintendent Jon Moody sent a notice out on Wednesday saying that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the individual has been home and had no contact with students this week.
Published
October 28, 2020

Thorndike-based RSU 3 schools delay increasing in-person instruction as county marked ‘yellow’

Until Waldo County is no longer classified as "yellow," children in grades K-5 will continue in their Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday cohorts.
Published
October 27, 2020

Three Sanford students given flu shots without parents’ approval

During a flu shot clinic put on by Northern Light Health Care, 3 students in the school district were administered a flu vaccine without proper consent.

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Published
October 27, 2020

Gardiner Area High School reports 2 positive COVID-19 cases

Students will be notified if they were in close contact of the individual with the coronavirus.
Published
October 27, 2020

Scarborough superintendent apologizes for letter that triggered student protest

Superintendent Sanford Prince says a letter to the staff about expressing personal views before the election should not have described Black Lives Matter as a ‘controversial’ phrase.
Published
October 26, 2020

Gardiner Area High School reports probable COVID-19 case

A letter from MSAD 11 Superintendent Patricia Hopkins, released to the community Monday afternoon, announced a switch to fully remote learning at the high school, beginning Tuesday.
Published
October 26, 2020

Fairfield-area school district reports case of COVID-19 infection

The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention has not recommended Maine School Administrative District 49 close its facilities, according to Superintendent Roberta Hersom.
Published
October 25, 2020

‘Nothing is the same’: Educators adapt to teaching in the COVID-19 era

As Maine schools see isolated cases of coronavirus and shift between instructional models, teachers are doing their best to regain a sense of normalcy and adapt their classrooms to the pandemic.