The delta variant and rising case numbers have raised fresh concerns for some parents, while others are eager for more in-school time and feel confident in schools’ reopening plans.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Mask-wearing will be optional in Auburn schools
The School Committee adopted a plan for the reopening of schools Sept. 1.
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Gould Academy shares pandemic strategy
BETHEL — Gould Academy has set up a strategy this upcoming semester for handling the pandemic. Head of School Tao Smith says, “We know that as we reopen school, over 90% of the population at Gould will have already been vaccinated.” Smith describes the three different populations coming back to Gould: those who are vaccinated, […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System campuses now require masks for everyone indoors
The announcement by the state university system, to be reevaluated at the end of September, follows a similar move by Bates College in Lewiston and will affect thousands of students, faculty, staff members and visitors.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Texas school district sidesteps governor’s mask ban by adding them to its dress code
The Paris Independent School District announced that the district would include the masks in the dress code after its board of trustees expressed ‘concern about the health and safety of its students and employees.’
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Bath-area parents butt heads as school board reconsiders vote against mask requirement
The RSU 1 school board is slated to decide whether to adopt a universal mask policy on Monday.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills schools to start the year with masks
With some parents attending and speaking at SAD 17’s school board meeting Monday night, others staged a sidewalk protest in an effort to rally support against masks in schools.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 board delays potential decision on mask mandate for August 19
Some staff and parents spoke in favor of masks while others wanted a choice.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Amid shouts and anger from parents, Skowhegan-area school board requires masks for first weeks of school
Parents demanded that the board respect their wishes to not require students to mask up when returning to school next month, but the board ultimately sided with the superintendent’s recommendation to proceed with caution and begin the school year wearing masks.