Many teachers, parents and school leaders in Maine support bell-to-bell school phone bans, but lawmakers this month scaled back on a bill, citing overreach of local control.
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Bath-area schools ban student cellphones
Regional School Unit 1 is banning the use of cellphones in schools for grades 6-12 before the start of the next school year.
Bath resident sentenced to 25 years for arson that burned down elementary school
Clair Vigil admitted to setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School last year.
Bath elementary school seeks donations after devastating June fire
Students will attend classes at the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center in the fall.
Bath elementary school, damaged in weekend blaze, catches fire again Monday
Allan Thomas Vigil, 30, of Bath was arraigned Monday in connection with the fire he allegedly set late Friday night.
Bath-area schools to make masking optional, Maine CDC recommends otherwise
Brunswick School District will also take up the issue.
Masks remain mandatory for Bath-area winter student athletes
The RSU 1 school board will discuss next month whether it’s safe to make masking optional for vaccinated athletes or those enrolled in pooled testing.
Sick mother’s family grapples with Bath-area school’s lack of COVID rules for wrestlers
A family in Georgetown has resorted to social distancing and wearing masks at home to keep a sick mother safe during their son’s wrestling season.
Enrollment rises at Midcoast vocational schools as stigma about trade work diminishes
Student enrollment at Bath Tech, a career and technical education center within Morse High School, has risen from 154 students in 2018 to 273 students this year.
Face masks to be required for students, staff in Bath-area schools
Masks will be mandatory regardless of vaccination status.