The superintendent is urging parents to talk with their children about “what they are seeing on social media and hearing from their friends.”
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Three weapons-related incidents at Cumberland-area schools involved no guns, but police were called
The incidents at Greely Middle School and Greely High School highlight the challenges school administrators face in choosing how and when to communicate about safety threats.
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Supreme Court signals support of public tuition for religious schools in Maine case
The plaintiffs say a state program of tuition reimbursement – for students whose towns have no high school – unfairly discriminates against people based on their religious beliefs.
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Portland school board members support waiting till June to fill vacant seats
The City Council is expected to discuss options for filling the three vacant seats on the school board at its Dec. 20 meeting.
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Portland superintendent plans to leave at end of 2023-24 school year
Xavier Botana, who joined the district in 2016, says he plans to leave at the end of the two-year contract extension he received Tuesday night.
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U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
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USM to start search for new president
The university system said it plans to interview finalists in March and pick the new president by April to replace Glenn Cummings.
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Portland City Council will discuss options for filling 3 vacant school board seats
A special election could be held as early as April to fill the three vacancies or the city could wait until the next regularly scheduled election in June.
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Readfield-area school to add early release days to address warnings of teacher burnout
The early release days will start in February and go through May, even as one school board member said that teachers need mental health time rather than more time to do more work.
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Maine schools navigate COVID-19 protocols for sports and extracurriculars
With winter coming and COVID-19 case rates high, some Maine schools are requiring vaccination or pooled testing in order for students to participate in sports and activities.