Other schools should follow the lead of Portland Public Schools in carrying out the law, and state education officials should prioritize its implementation.
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Portland police will honor school board’s request to put body camera use on hold
The decision comes a day after the board voted to ask that camera use by school resource officers be delayed until rules are finalized.
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Portland police chief walks out of meeting as school board asks for more time on body camera issue
Board members voted unanimously to ask the police department to put a hold on having school resource officers use body cameras.
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Portland students beautify school bathrooms after identifying them as a vulnerable space
Murals in the bathrooms at King Middle School, completed through a public art project, are reminding students of their worth and giving a message of hope in a normally vulnerable space.
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Maine Voices: Near-shutdown of refugee resettlement program is bad for Portland
New Americans make the city more prosperous, our schools more diverse and our restaurant scene more interesting.
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Concerns in Portland school community prompt probation office to move sex offender counseling
A petition calling for the new probation office near Presumpscot Elementary School to move is on hold as corrections officials say they are trying to address concerns.
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Maine Voices: Teacher shortage stems from lack of respect
How do we attract college graduates to the profession when the committed educators working now continue to be denigrated and underpaid?
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Deering High principal who resigned last week is now superintendent in Brewer
Gregg Palmer, who left the Portland high school as officials looked into a drop in enrollment, started work Tuesday as head of the Brewer School Department.
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Portland school board approves solar energy project
A student-driven effort to counteract climate change led the board to approve a resolution directing the superintendent to enter into a power purchase agreement with an offsite solar project.
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Deering students defend school amid concerns about safety and discipline
They say rumors about a handful of incidents last fall led to a drop in enrollment.