RSU 21
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PublishedDecember 7, 2019
Law firm breaks ties with Kennebunk school district as fallout from teacher’s complaint goes on
Drummond Woodsum will no longer work with Regional School Unit 21, where community and board members raised concerns about how a former teacher's complaint of race-based retaliation was handled.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Residents criticize Kennebunk school district’s response to concerns about race-based bias
The husband of former teacher Rosa Slack was among those who spoke to the school board Wednesday night, urging members to consider ways to respond better to issues his wife first raised 3 years ago.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Report finds fault with Kennebunk High’s response to former teacher’s human rights complaint
The 59-page report by a Boston-area law firm says officials did not take appropriate steps to investigate allegations by Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in 2018.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
Kennebunk district’s school board chair resigns over mishandled hiring of superintendent
MaryBeth Luce steps down after admitting the board did not follow best practices when it hired Maryann Perry as interim superintendent.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
Kennebunk-area school board mishandled superintendent’s hiring, chairwoman says
Mary Beth Luce says confusion about internet searches led the board to overlook information it should have discussed with Maryann Perry before hiring her as interim superintendent.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Kennebunk school district’s board appoints interim superintendent
Maryann Perry was most recently superintendent in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and recently earned a doctorate from the University of New England.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2019
Kennebunk school district starts search process for interim superintendent
Meanwhile, the district is continuing to investigate a video that appeared to show both underage drinking and the repeated use of a racial slur by one high school student.
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Kennebunk school district paid $50,000 to settle ex-teacher’s racism complaint
Social studies teacher Rosa Slack filed a complaint saying that she was retaliated against for expressing concerns about racist incidents at Kennebunk High School.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
School district settles with former Kennebunk teacher over racist incidents
RSU 21 agreed to settle with former Kennebunk High School teacher Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in January 2018.
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PublishedJune 14, 2019
Kennebunk school superintendent takes job at USM
Katie Hawes has accepted a position as a professor at the University of Southern Maine.