Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2020
Prosecutor drops OUI case against longtime Biddeford school bus driver
Richard Tanguay will return to work immediately, the superintendent said Friday, after breath and urine tests revealed no evidence of alcohol or drugs.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Portland renames school for Maine’s first African American legislator
Renaming Riverton Elementary School as the Gerald E. Talbot Community School is expected to take place by the 2020-21 school year.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Maine school districts would benefit from supplemental budget
Portland could receive a roughly $600,000 increase, and Brunswick, Gorham and Scarborough also could see a jump in state funding.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Flu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard
A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2020
Two schools in Standish, Sanford closed due to flu outbreak
The Edna Libby Elementary School cancels Monday classes to give workers time to sanitize the building and the Sanford Christian Academy cancels classes after many students and staff call out sick.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2020
Each year, Maine’s K-12 schools waste about 7 million pounds of food
Student efforts at King Middle School in Portland, which include sorting cafeteria food into five categories and using ‘compost guardians,’ reflect the state's move toward reducing that number.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
Private schools in Maine ask Chinese students not to visit home amid outbreak
Some of the schools also have called off administrators' recruiting trips to China.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
State police, FBI investigating Collins-related threat to Maine high schools
Police would not immediately release names of the schools involved or details of the threat, which was also directed at U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Skowhegan High plans to convert girls bathroom to provide better access for LGBTQ+ students
The plan comes after students raised concerns about earlier efforts to provide gender-neutral bathrooms that were hard to access after regular school hours.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Skowhegan High to convert some restrooms amid contentious gender-neutral discussion
The Education Policy and Programming Committee met on Tuesday evening to address creation of restrooms that are accessible and safe for all students.
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