Schools and Education
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
Q&A: Will my children be safe at school this fall?
Experts say the safety of in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on vaccinations, masking practices, distancing, testing and other factors.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
Parents in southern Maine are excited, yet wary of COVID, as school year approaches
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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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
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.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Portland school board approves fall COVID plan after parents voice concerns about delta variant
Several parents said that while they generally support the district's plan, which includes universal masking, they would like to see more precautions in some areas.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Florida school districts with mask mandates may be investigated and punished, state says
Superintendents have pleaded with Gov. Ron DeSantis to allow them to adopt mask requirements that follow guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Parents will decide whether children go masked at Madison schools, officials say
The superintendent said that following guidance from the CDC, the recommendation has been made to mask up in schools, but administrators have opted to "take the politics out of it by giving the parents the option."
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday's the deadline.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
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.
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