Schools in central and southern Maine expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Lewiston schools closed Friday due to middle school threat; suspect identified
It’s the fourth hint at violence in area schools in the past week.
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Schools nationwide step up security in response to threats on TikTok
In a statement on Twitter, TikTok said it was working with law enforcement to investigate.
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LeVar Burton will host Scripps National Spelling Bee
Th longtime host of the children’s educational program ‘Reading Rainbow’ comes from a family of educators.
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Richmond committee restarts, eyes November vote on withdrawal from school district
Committee to try again on withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 and hopes to have question on next November’s ballot.
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Police to check Rumford home in probe of threat made online at school board meeting
Schools set to reopen Wednesday after threats of violence.
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RSU 10 closes schools after online threats during board meeting
Superintendent Deb Alden said hackers seized the Zoom video and audio feed, threatened schools and spewed racial slurs and vulgar language.
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Booster shots encouraged but not required for Bates College students
The Lewiston college says more COVID-19 restrictions may be needed next semester, but not yet and maybe never.
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Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.
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Pandemic fuels rising reports of anxiety and depression among Maine students
As the pandemic continues to disrupt normal routines, students are finding it more difficult to learn and interact with their peers, according to school-based mental health workers statewide.