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Portland rejects proposal to return to in-person school next week FacebookTwitterEmail Portland town sign.Catherine Avalone / Hearst Connecticut Media file photo PORTLAND - Faced with opposition from the teachers’ union and concerns about the rate of COVID-19 infections in town, the Board of Education rejected a recommendation from Superintendent of Schools Charles E. Britton to return to in-school learning next week. Meeting virtually, the board voted 5-2 against Britton’s recommendation, which was made during the board’s first regular meeting of the New Year. Britton had recommended that students in kindergarten through sixth grade return to school on Monday. ....