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Schools to open full-time this fall in Scarborough, board says
Extra staff will be needed in new school year.
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SCARBOROUGH Staff at Scarborough Public Schools are confident that students will return full-time in the fall, and the board of education members said they will be transparent through the planning process.
On April 15, Superintendent Sanford Prince said the district is planning to reopen schools in the fall under current assumptions about Maine Department of Education and CDC guidelines, including a three-foot distancing requirement between all students.
Because each school building is unique, an individualized approach using school-based teams will begin in May, Prince said. Groups will include school staff members such as teachers, nurses and administration as well as school board members and parents. A survey for parents regarding the groups went out on April 13.
Remote learning is changing snow days for some Maine school districts
Some school districts are considering remote learning days instead of traditional snow days as the pandemic makes learning from home more common and accessible.
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Autumn, 7, and John Thibault of Westbrook speak with a reporter Wednesday outside Westbrook’s Canal School . Westbrook is considering having remote learning days in lieu of storm closures. “I think that’s OK,” said John Thibault. “I would love for her to be able to play outside but still have some school.”
Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
With the first major snowstorm of the winter arriving in southern Maine on Thursday, school districts are taking a mixed approach to snow days during a school year like no other.