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School districts across Iowa are still trying to figure out whether they should follow state or federal law when it comes to requiring masks on school buses.
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PARIS Oxford Hills residents of School Administrative District 17 will get a chance to vote on a $43.9 million budget at a referendum scheduled for June 8.
The Oxford Hills School Board budget represents a 2.32% increase from the current fiscal year. The proposed local assessment is 0.29%. The general purpose aid funds provided by Maine Department of Education is decreasing by $299,340.
Two of the eight communities in the district, Harrison and Oxford, will see slight decreases in their overall expense of -2.2% and 0.82% respectively. The other six will increase from 0.25% (Paris) to 2.27% (West Paris). Hebron’s share will go up 2.19%, Norway 1.73, Otisfield 1.39% and Waterford 0.78%.
COVID-19 cases in Maine schools rise to highest levels of the pandemic
School officials say the increase is a reflection of community spread, not transmission in schools, and several are continuing with plans to increase in-person learning.
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The number of coronavirus cases in Maine schools is rising as cases in the community remain high and as many students return to more in-person learning.
The current case rate in schools is 45 per 10,000 students and staff over the last 30 days, according to the Maine Department of Education. That number is still lower than the case rate among the general population – at 74 cases per 10,000 people – but is the highest rate the department has reported since it started releasing comparisons of the case rates in early December.
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