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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
RSU 9 moves transgender guideline into policy
RSU 9 board of directors voted to move a transgender and gender expansive guideline into the policy handbook while also replacing existing policy on animals in the classroom.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Paris residents vote to recall MSAD 17 Director Sarah Otterson
The vote to recall was 333-243.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Paris schedules emergency session to consider recall petitions against MSAD 17 directors
The meeting will be held 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Town Office.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Paris selectmen delay action on recall petitions for MSAD 17 members
The town attorney was uncertain if the town's recall ordinance covered MSAD 17 school district members.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster
Thirty people addressed the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors during meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, to discuss a poster hanging at Mt. Blue High and Middle schools called "Gender 101." People during public comment showed support for the poster, while others called for its removal. For now, Superintendent Chris Elkington has determined in a review the poster will stay in place.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster
The informational sign hangs in guidance offices at Mt. Blue middle and high schools, and the tech center in Farmington.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor's office at Mt. Blue High School.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and "It's Perfectly Normal" removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Maine considering nonbinary option for birth certificates
A proposed rule change being considered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention would allow use of an 'X' to designate nonbinary on birth certificates.
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