The review found some girls teams had less access to equipment, facilities and opportunities.
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Without naming her, parents and colleagues call on school board to reinstate Portland teacher
Lyman Moore social studies teacher Josephine Tibbetts believes she was discriminated against when the district declined to renew her contract. The community turned up at a board meeting Tuesday to advocate for her return.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Judge gives DOJ access to school sports rosters amid lawsuit over trans athletes
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf ruled against the federal government in its requests for lists of all known transgender athletes in Maine or results from events in which they competed.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Newport police investigate alleged assault after school board trans policy debate
Public comment at the Regional School Unit 19 meeting Tuesday night abruptly ended when people started arguing about a student’s suspension.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winthrop schools consider aligning with Trump’s transgender policies
Some school officials cautioned that the policy shift could risk the Winthrop district being added to an ongoing lawsuit against Maine school districts that have implemented similar changes.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
7th school district added to Maine lawsuit challenging transgender policies
The Maine Human Rights Commission is suing districts over policies about transgender athlete participation in sports, which it say conflicts with state law.
Posted inPolitics, Schools and Education, Sports
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdown
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Trump administration to investigate 2 Maine districts over transgender athlete policies
Title IX is at the heart of the investigations in Newport and Waterboro.
Posted inMaine, News
Berwick-area school district increases police presence following viral board moment
MSAD 60 is responding to ‘unsettling and concerning’ comments after a video of a discussion about harassment polices and transgender students was widely circulated in right-wing circles online.
Posted inMaine, News
Sixth Maine school district added to lawsuit over transgender policies
The Maine Human Rights Commission is suing the schools over policies that align with President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding transgender students in sports.