Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren’t discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make mandates unnecessary.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Westbrook High will start school year remotely because of fire damage
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Portland school board approves fall COVID plan after parents voice concerns about delta variant
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UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
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Maine reports 145 cases of COVID-19 as Waldo County emerges as a hotspot
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Maine awards over $2 million to schools for remote learning pilot projects
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More Mainers encouraged to wear masks indoors as COVID-19 transmission rates rise
Eight counties are listed as having ‘substantial’ or ‘high’ transmission rates and the city of Portland is recommending that everyone wears a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.