Hallowell-area school district to follow CDC masking recommendations centralmaine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from centralmaine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Board member questions decision-making process at Hallowell-area school board meeting
Regional School Unit 2 school board member Dawn Gallagher voiced dissatisfaction with Superintendent Tonya Arnold s decision-making process to bring students back to school four days a week.
Share
HALLOWELL Tensions flared Thursday night as Regional School Unit 2 board members learned more about how the district made decisions to bring students back to school more days per week.
RSU 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold updated the board on efforts to bring students back to school, four days per week. She said most schools have as many students back as possible except for Hall-Dale Elementary School, due to spacing issues.
In divided vote, Hallowell-area school board chooses monthly early release Fridays for next year
Some members of Regional School Unit 2 board of directors say they oppose the plan because of a flawed survey, the second time polling about early release options has been criticized.
Share
The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors hosts a special meeting Thursday night over Zoom. The board voted to have early release days on Fridays, occurring monthly, in the 2021-22 school year.
Zoom screenshot
HALLOWELL While some members of the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors said a “flawed” survey had them opposing an early release plan, the district will have monthly early release Fridays for the 2021-22 school year.