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YORK, Maine –– Superintendent Lou Goscinski expressed excitement Wednesday after learning Maine will prioritize school staff for COVID-19 vaccination as the state s rollout continues.
Nearly everyone, 98%, of the York School Department staffers who responded to a survey about a month ago said they were either interested in receiving a COVID vaccine, intended to receive the vaccine or had already received one, according to Assistant Superintendent Anita Bernhardt.
About three-quarters of department staff participated in the district-wide survey sent out Jan. 29 asking for their views on what they will do when the vaccine becomes available to them.
The survey was intended to gauge interest and determine whether the district should pursue partnerships with York Hospital to set up vaccine clinics at the schools, Goscinski said.
As coronavirus cases fall, schools feel pressure to add more in-person learning
With vaccines on the horizon and many families pushing for more in-person time, Maine school districts still face challenges with staffing and meeting physical distancing requirements.
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Casey Curneil and her children, Aubrey Munson and Carter Munson, depart Ocean Avenue Elementary School in Portland on Friday afternoon. Curneil, whose son is a second-grader at Ocean Avenue, said she would like the schools to go to full-time in-person instruction.
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As she’s watched coronavirus cases in Maine and around the country fall, Casey Curneil has been wondering when her son might be able to get more in-person time at school. Hybrid learning has been difficult, and she worries about the social and academic impacts of screen time and time away from peers.