Concerned about staffing shortages, the superintendent said the district won’t return to in-person classes until after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
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Colby College sees surge in COVID-19 cases as students return to campus
College reports 106 cases at its Waterville campus, including 90 students.
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Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
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UMaine System students who have not received COVID boosters will be tested weekly
The new COVID protocol requirement, announced Monday, will take effect when classes resume Jan. 18.
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Bonny Eagle district cancels classes as schools face growing pandemic pressures
It could be the first of many disruptions as schools try to navigate a return from winter break with the virus spreading rampantly throughout communities.
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Students and teachers return from winter break facing uncertainty
New guidelines are aimed at keeping students in school during an anticipated omicron surge, while one district reported dozens of positive cases on Monday alone.
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Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
The return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some.
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Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare: Adapt
Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.
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Dozens of U.S. colleges returning to online classes
Meanwhile, others are delaying the new term completely, while still others are pressing ahead with in-person learning, saying the health risks are low with masks and booster shots.
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Maine eases COVID-19 guidelines for schools to reduce disruptions during omicron surge
The state said Thursday that some exposures to infected people will no longer mean students have to quarantine at home, among other changes.