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Wave of TikTok threats puts Maine schools on high alert

Schools in central and southern Maine expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.

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Gorham middle and high schools dismissed early in response to threats

Superintendent Heather Perry said she was uncertain whether the threats Friday were related to a Tik Tok "challenge" promoting threats of violence at schools around the country.

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CDC finds testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine

‘Test-to-stay’ allows students who are asymptomatic and repeatedly test negative for COVID-19 to avoid quarantine and remain in school following an exposure.

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Security protocols leave threat responses up to schools

Is a student just blowing off steam or about to erupt?

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In her ‘dream job,’ The Telling Room’s new executive director will help...

Kristina Powell calls it her 'greatest joy' to lead the downtown writing center.

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New peer support center offers Portland youth a mental health resource

The Portland Peer Support Center will give youth a chance to connect with others their age through drop-in hours, support groups and activities.

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Elections to fill three Portland school board seats to be held in June

The elections will fill the District 5 and two at-large seats currently open on the school board.

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Parents, schools face another reckoning over COVID-19 cases

The CDC says schools are safe when protocols are followed, but anxiety remains high.

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Biden administration extends student loan moratorium to May

Interest rates will remain at zero percent and debt collection efforts will be suspended.

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Fearing omicron spread, Bates College imposes new COVID-19 restrictions

Bates College closes campus buildings to outsiders, shuts down in-person dining hall and more to limit threat from new variant

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Maine college students and staff face COVID restrictions for spring semester

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and the University of New England will require booster shots, and Bates will start the semester with remote learning.

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Maine eases COVID-19 guidelines for schools to reduce disruptions during...

The state said Thursday that some exposures to infected people will no longer mean students have to quarantine at home, among other changes.

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Dozens of U.S. colleges returning to online classes

Meanwhile, others are delaying the new term completely, while still others are pressing ahead with in-person learning, saying the health risks are low with masks and booster shots.

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Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare:...

Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.

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Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge

The return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some.

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Students and teachers return from winter break facing uncertainty

New guidelines are aimed at keeping students in school during an anticipated omicron surge, while one district reported dozens of positive cases on Monday alone.

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Bonny Eagle district cancels classes as schools face growing pandemic pressures

It could be the first of many disruptions as schools try to navigate a return from winter break with the virus spreading rampantly throughout communities.

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UMaine System students who have not received COVID boosters will be tested...

The new COVID protocol requirement, announced Monday, will take effect when classes resume Jan. 18.

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Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask at high school

The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.

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Colby College sees surge in COVID-19 cases as students return to campus

College reports 106 cases at its Waterville campus, including 90 students.

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