Abolishing the program will affect safety and eliminate a tool for breaking down barriers between young people and law enforcement.
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Our View: Portland weighs complex issue of school safety
The Board of Education’s 7-2 votes to end its contract for school-based police in response to community concerns.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Resource officers no longer on duty at Portland schools
Without resource officers, the board will now examine how to maintain safety in the schools and its relationship with police as it relates to other school policies.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Supporters of school resource officers push to salvage Portland program
The school board appears poised to terminate a school resource officer contract with the police department, but backers of the program want a one-year delay and more discussion of the move.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Fate of school resource officer program to be decided next week
The Portland Board of Education is expected to act on a resolution that would end an agreement with the Portland Police Department to have officers in two city high schools.
Posted inThe Forecaster
High school co-op teams off table for now in Portland
PORTLAND — Portland Public Schools will not pursue cooperative sports teams for the fall season, but will continue to monitor the participation levels of indoor and outdoor track at Portland High, football and swimming at Portland High and Deering High, baseball, softball and tennis at Deering High. The district had hoped to have a cooperative […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster
$119.9M school budget set for Portland voters
The budget does not increase the tax rate, but is without many of the investments school leaders wanted to make.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland schools develop reopening scenarios
The school district expects to have a plan approved in early August.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Summer meals sites announced for Portland
PORTLAND — Portland Public Schools will continue to serve breakfast and lunch to students this summer, but sites will be changing. Meals will be served Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at Deering High School, King Middle School, Lyman Moore Middle School, Presumpscot Elementary School, Riverton Elementary School at Reiche Community School. They […]
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Petition asks Portland school board to end use of police in high schools
More than 800 parents, teachers and students have signed the request asking Portland schools to terminate an agreement with the Portland Police Department for the use of two school resource officers.