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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Dixfield-based school board sends book selection policy to committee
Two librarians and three educators oppose banning all books with sexually explicit material.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Dixfield-based school district discusses policy to ban all books with sexually explicit material
Librarian, teachers, students all oppose proposal.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Vaping and skipping classes a problem at Dixfield-based high school
Administrators at Dirigo High School in Dixfield have tried using some electronic cigarette detectors in school bathrooms but they “haven't been particularly happy with how they work at this point,” said RSU 56 Superintendent and school Principal Pam Doyen.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Peru students, staff host River Valley area veterans
World War II Army veterans Marlin Thurston, 101, and Cleon Fletcher, 96, attended the ceremony and breakfast.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Dirigo High School in Dixfield uses program to strengthen relationships, improve academic achievement
The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) program got its start this fall at Dirigo, one of 71 schools in Maine to apply the model.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Dixfield-based school district directors approve student dean position
Principal Charlie Swan made the request for Dirigo Elementary School to support truant and high-absenteeism students, among other duties.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Dixfield-based school board to address complaints about dress code policy
Regional School Unit 56 board director Tina Courtway of Peru told the board of directors at their meeting at Dirigo High School on Tuesday that enforcement of the dress code policy adopted last April “needs to be brought to priority.”
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Chronic absenteeism rates at Maine schools remain high, state data shows
Students who miss two days or more of school during the first month have a higher risk of being chronically absent during the school year.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
First day of school in Peru
The RSU 56 school has approximately 355 students enrolled this fall, Principal Charlie Swan said.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Dixfield-based school board reelects Barbara Chow chairwoman
Carl Lueders of Canton was elected vice chairman.
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