Houlton school district switches to remote learning following spike in cases

by Joseph Cyr
4 years ago
Dr. John Older, a physician at Houlton Regional Hospital, speaks to the RSU 29 school board during Monday night's monthly meeting. Credit: Joseph Cyr / Houlton Pioneer Times
Citing a large spike in the number of students that would need to be quarantined, RSU 29 has decided to switch to a remote learning model for all of its students starting Tuesday. Read more.
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