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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Portland schools will stop asking families to verify daily COVID symptom checks
Only 50 to 60% of students were verifying that they'd completed the checks, making additional work for school nurses and staff, the district says.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Ninety-one Portland students, staff in quarantine, as district reports 5th new coronavirus case
Portland Public Schools will post weekly COVID report cards to keep the public updated on cases going forward.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Portland elementary teacher named Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, received the recognition at an outdoor ceremony Thursday morning.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Portland high school families push for more in-person learning
Superintendent Xavier Botana said physical distancing and staffing challenges are preventing the district from offering more in-person options for 10th- through 12th-graders.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Portland school board confronts ‘impossible situation’ for reopening this fall
Board members say they are sympathetic to concerns about the district's proposed hybrid model and will work to come up with solutions over the next 2 weeks.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Portland police chief: ‘The police are the public and the public are the police’
This concept represents the basic relationship between our police officers and our communities. We stand with you because we are you.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Our View: Portland weighs complex issue of school safety
The Board of Education's 7-2 votes to end its contract for school-based police in response to community concerns.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Petition asks Portland school board to end use of police in high schools
More than 800 parents, teachers and students have signed the request asking Portland schools to terminate an agreement with the Portland Police Department for the use of two school resource officers.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Want a free beer? Donate essential goods to Allagash
Allagash Brewing Co. has partnered with Portland Public Schools for a week-long drive to gather essential goods, starting Monday.
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