Jeff Thoreck News Today

Since 2006, Ben Raymond has been a successful varsity head coach of three teams – boys' soccer, swimming and boys' lacrosse – and been making an impact on students past and present.

Many schools are taking a proactive approach with students, while Portland Public Schools recently imposed a strict policy for students in reaction to 'verbal and physical altercations.'

School officials across southern Maine are working to quell taunting and unruly behavior by student fan sections at high school sporting events, behaviors that spiked when fans returned after pandemic restrictions were lifted.