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Original Story (Wednesday, Jan. 20)
Bangor School Department announced Wednesday afternoon that all Bangor Schools will be in remote learning for the remainder of the week.
The school department announced on its website that due to the increasing number of students being identified as close contacts, all Bangor Schools will move to remote learning for the remainder of the week. Students will return to in-person learning Monday, January 25.
A school bus driver shortage interrupted in-person schooling on Tuesday in Bangor. Then at around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, parents of kids at six previously unaffected schools were told that bus transportation would not be available Wednesday. However, the district said in-person learning would still occur, just without any buses.
It s no secret that winters in Maine can get cold.bitterly cold. And with school kids across the state spending more time outside during the school day, for mask breaks and what not, it s especially important for kids to have warm coats this year.
One local business is helping in the effort to make sure middle school kids in Bangor have just that; warm coats and shoes, for that matter.
C&L Aviation started working with the James F. Doughty School in 2018. Each year since, they have donated warm winter jackets, and this year shoes for middle school students in need.