Students are considered truant if they miss more than three consecutive days without an excuse, and more than 1,000 students in the Lewiston school district fit that bill.
Karen Kreworuka
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Muslim holidays added to Lewiston school calendar
The two Eid celebrations will be excused absences for all students and staff.
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Lewiston board defeats motion to close schools after holiday break
The School Committee has three times voted against going fully remote.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston board approves school police reduction
The vote was taken after nearly five hours of public comment, which broke along racial lines.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Lewiston, Auburn schools getting ventilation upgrades
The districts are working to improve air flow systems before schools open Sept. 14.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Lewiston Superintendent Todd Finn resigns after one year
A lawyer for Todd Finn submitted his resignation Wednesday, but the School Committee took no action on it.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
School meal debt rising in some districts under ‘food-shaming’ law
In many cases, local taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Two Maine teachers among 11 chosen in nation to study in Arctic
The social studies teachers are among 11 educators nationwide to win spots in the research program.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bethel museum shows off its heavenly display: moon rocks
The largest chucks of the moon, which fell to Earth as meteorites, were found in the Sahara Desert.