The Regional School Unit 73 board voted on the controversial Title IX policy affecting transgender students’ access to sports and private spaces.
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Lawsuit claims 2 women working for Knox County are paid less than male colleague
Two long-time employees at the district attorney’s office in Knox County are suing, saying the county has paid them less to do the same work for more than a decade.
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Lucasfilm head says women in ‘Star Wars’ ‘struggle’ due to ‘male dominated’ fandom
New series ‘The Acolyte’ has already come under fire from certain corners of the internet for its increased focus on the inclusion of women and people of color.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 moves transgender guideline into policy
RSU 9 board of directors voted to move a transgender and gender expansive guideline into the policy handbook while also replacing existing policy on animals in the classroom.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – ‘I lead’ – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris residents vote to recall MSAD 17 Director Sarah Otterson
The vote to recall was 333-243.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Paris schedules emergency session to consider recall petitions against MSAD 17 directors
The meeting will be held 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Town Office.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Paris selectmen delay action on recall petitions for MSAD 17 members
The town attorney was uncertain if the town’s recall ordinance covered MSAD 17 school district members.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster
Thirty people addressed the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors during meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, to discuss a poster hanging at Mt. Blue High and Middle schools called “Gender 101.” People during public comment showed support for the poster, while others called for its removal. For now, Superintendent Chris Elkington has determined in a review the poster will stay in place.