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Read Article Bates College officials say they seek to reduce the number of potentially troublesome interactions between students and campus safety officers. Above: Hathorn Hall, the oldest building on the Lewiston campus. Steve Collins/Sun Journal LEWISTON — Hoping to reduce the number of potentially troublesome interactions between Bates students and campus safety officers, college officials said they plan to rely more heavily on other staffers to respond to minor incidents, such a noise or alcohol complaints. “We have created new, live-in positions” for some dormitories, Carl Steid...

Andree Kehn/Sun Journal file photo LEWISTON — Bates College fired a 25-year veteran campus safety officer for failing to follow rules on the use of force when he tackled and handcuffed a student in March who refused to identify himself, according to a preliminary report released this week by an outside investigator. Lead Campus Safety Officer Dennis Skinner, who was suspended last month, said an investigator’s report that led to his firing Tuesday left out a key part of the altercation. He said he never touched the student until the guy “pushed me and started running down the stairs” ...

Read Article LEWISTON — A Bates College campus safety officer has been placed on paid leave pending an outside investigation of an upsetting incident involving a student last week. The college’s newspaper, The Bates Student, said in a story Wednesday that “two safety officers restrained and tackled a first-year student in Rand Hall on Friday night” after responding to a report that some students had violated COVID-19 and alcohol rules. It said a video taken by a witness shows the unnamed student, dressed in pajama pants and a robe, “being restrained and handcuffed by two officers w...

Prior to Traveling There are three public health precautions we ask you to take as you prepare to travel to Bates: Close your social circle. Ten days prior to arriving on campus, start to limit non-essential interactions with other people outside of those with whom you live and work. Be mindful of how you can reduce your chances of exposure. If possible, get tested for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to arrival on campus. No matter where you are currently residing, if COVID-19 testing is available in your area, please get a test before you begin traveling. If you test positive, you should not ...