LEWISTON — Neither the adult chaperones nor the lifeguard saw Rayan Issa in distress or struggling in the water when he drowned June 12 at Range State Park during a Lewiston Middle School outing, a report conducted for the Lewiston School Department concludes. However, students playing football in the water with Rayan reported seeing him go after the football into deeper water, then […]
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Reaction: Schools need to re-examine safety
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Department has some work to do when it comes to best practices on field trips that involve swimming, said Superintendent Bill Webster, reacting to a report on what happened when seventh-grader Rayan Issa drowned June 12 during a Lewiston Middle School field trip to Range Pond State Park in Poland. […]
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Lewiston parents can track school buses via GPS
LEWISTON — Sixteen of 55 school buses in the city are being equipped with GPS tracking devices this fall. After staff training is complete next month, parents will be able to track the location of the buses. If the pilot program goes well, GPS devices will eventually be installed on all school buses in Lewiston, […]
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P. Parquette: Time for a change in administration
As a Lewiston taxpayer, I have been following the school budget talks for the school year 2014-2015. Superintendent Bill Webster has presented a budget with an increase of more than $1 million. Each year there is an increase in the budget, always for different reasons: salaries, benefits, transportation, etc. Education is supposed to be an […]