The girl was not injured and the family declined to press charges.
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Portland schools foundation raises $40K for food assistance
The funds will be used to stock pantries in schools, and provide Hannaford gift cards for families struggling to access food during the lapse in SNAP funding.
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Portland parents weigh proposed school boundary changes
School officials are hosting public listening sessions this month on possible changes to where elementary and middle students go to school.
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Repeal of federal English learners guidance could signal bigger changes for Maine students
Federal and state laws still require schools to serve students who are learning English, but Maine educators worry the change could be a sign of future impacts on funding or obligations to multilingual students.
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Portland school district seeks to quash federal subpoena for student records
The Department of Justice is seeking the court order to force the Maine Principals’ Association to release student records it says it needs in a lawsuit against the state over transgender athletes.
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Portland High School opens student food pantry amid rising hunger rates
School officials estimate 500 students will use the new food pantry each month to get fresh produce and pantry staples such as pasta and cereals.
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Portland’s pandemic babies start kindergarten focused on friends, monkey bars
The city’s youngest students began their academic journeys at 8 elementary schools Wednesday, which also marked the start of a new early literacy-focused ed tech program in the district’s Title I schools.
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Portland considers new attendance boundaries for elementary and middle schools
They haven’t changed since the mid-2000s, but population shifts have occurred, resulting in an uneven balance of enrollment and demographics across Portland’s K-8 schools.
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What Portland families need to know about the new school year
The 2025-26 school year begins this week. Changes include 2 new school holidays and a cellphone ban.
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Anonymous $1M donation will support arts and music in Portland schools
The biggest one-time gift in the history of the Foundation for Portland Public Schools will be used in part for a new program to bring local arts organizations into classrooms.