Maine School Administrative District 17 has no employee manual that details reasons and requirements for absences.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Lewiston School Committee alters COVID-19 quarantine guidelines for outdoor activities
The vote followed a plea by several members of the high school field hockey team.
Elizabeth Anne Eames and Felicia Hinkley running for Ward 3 seat on Lewiston School Committee
Elizabeth Eames and Felicia Hinkley compete for Lewiston’s Ward 3 School Committee seat.
Mountain Valley High School students, staff say goodbye to beloved principal
Matt Gilbert led Mountain Valley High School for 18 years.
Janet Beaudoin, Ed Jawor and Jami Lynn Simpson vie for Lewiston School Committee Ward 2 seat
Janet Beaudoin, the incumbent, is challenged by Ed Jawor and Jami Lynn Simpson.
Bangor High principal can return to work after plea in car crash
Paul Butler, the school’s suspended principal, will return to work upon resolving charges stemming from a car crash at Bass Park
Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID-19 burnout
Nationally, enrollment in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral nursing programs increased 5.6 percent in 2020 from the year before.
UMaine System working to bring hundreds of students into compliance with vaccine mandate
The system is still waiting to hear from 471 students, just one day before the deadline for students to verify their vaccination status.
Education technician at Portland school charged with multiple sex crimes
Benjamin Conroy is accused of victimizing a student in the autism spectrum program where he works at Ocean Avenue Elementary School.
Dixfield-based school board given COVID-19 data before and after mask requirement
Superintendent Pam Doyen said masking will continue while county transmission level is high.