Maine School Administrative District 75 recently hosted two forums to explain steps it is taking to keep children safe in an academic year marked by an unusually high number of threats to local students. The forums, held Jan. 22 and 30, had a secondary purpose of teaching parents the proper way for them to respond […]
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Topsham nonprofit looking for host homes to take in unhoused youth
Topsham-based Housing Resources for Youth is looking for host homes in school districts RSU 1, SAD 75 and Brunswick to take in unhoused youths. Host homes are especially needed during the cold winter months. “Whether they’re sleeping in a shelter, on someone’s couch, in a car or under an overpass, these kids lack the necessities […]
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Topsham police have ‘person of interest’ in custody after Elm Street death
Topsham police said Tuesday there’s no risk to the public after a death at River Landing Senior Housing Apartments. The heavy police response prompted several Topsham schools to tell students and staff to shelter in place briefly Tuesday morning. The department says it has a “person of interest” in custody after police responded to a […]
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Topsham elects new slate of Select Board, school board members
Voters sent Ann Callahan and Ryan Holmes to the Select Board, and Michael Timberlake, Mary Hobson, Kimberly Pacelli and River Khoriaty to SAD 75 School Board.
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One man arrested as schools, colleges in Maine go into lockdown
Threats were made against students and staff at MSAD 75, Northern Maine Community College and several Skowhegan-area schools.
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Topsham-area schools host active-shooter training Friday
Schools will be closed on Friday for a simulated active-shooter response training.
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Transgender policy creates rift between parents, Topsham school board
A proposed policy change that would give transgender and gender-expansive students privacy to come out at school without informing parents makes some parents feel “out of the loop.” Others think it essential to student’s privacy and wellbeing.
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MSAD 75 parents demand action to stop ‘escalating violence’ among students
Jessica Damon, of Bowdoin, told the school board that her son who attends the high school also feels “unsafe and insecure” following and incident involving Mt. Ararat High School students, as do several of his friends.
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Local schools still grappling with pandemic-induced staffing losses
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit public school districts like the shockwave from a nuclear blast. No one was prepared to make the drastic, immediate changes to how educators, students and their families would interact. Time-tested teaching and communication methods had to be thrown out the window overnight for safety’s sake, and a slew […]
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All four SAD 75 towns back $52.8 million spending plan
Voters approved the budget at the polls on Tuesday.
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