Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
While the bill s sponsor says it aims to prevent snippets of a class from being taken out of context or used in a way to harm teachers, opponents say it stands in the way of transparency.
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Lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban unauthorized people from distributing recordings of remotely taught classes and fine anyone who does so.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, said the measure is aimed at protecting teachers from harassment. But it’s drawing criticism from those who say it would harm transparency in public education.
Bills that would ease Maine drug possession laws move forward without consensus
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Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
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Bill would end use of restraint and seclusion in Maine schools
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District attorney in Lewiston pushes to decriminalize prostitution
Some worry the move might spur more commercial sex in Maine as pimps tell young exploited women you won t get in trouble because it s legal in Androscoggin.
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The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard testimony last week on a measure that would revise prostitution laws to focus police and prosecutors on buyers of commercial sex..
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LEWISTON District Attorney Andrew Robinson is calling on state lawmakers to decriminalize prostitution and allow its victims to seek to have past convictions sealed.
The bill he supports “would acknowledge that people who are caught up in the nightmare circumstances of human trafficking and sexual exploitation are victims” rather than criminals, Robinson told legislators.