Tensions remain high at MSAD 60 school board meeting

[Education](/section/education) Tensions remain high at MSAD 60 school board meeting A recent school board meeting in North Berwick turned heated again during discussions around gender identity policies, testing scores, and leadership concerns.   Author: Drew Peters NORTH BERWICK, Maine — Tensions are still on the rise in MSAD 60, the school district covering North Berwick, Berwick, and Lebanon. Following increased police patrols last week around schools in the district, concerns that the district says started with social media comments about a December school board meeting have only grown. At the latest board meeting this past Thursday, those tensions boiled over again. “We need to come to order, please! We need to come to order!” Board Chair Kathleen Stanton Whalen said at one point, as discussion grew increasingly contentious. Much of the debate centers on policies related to gender identity, including one reaffirmed in December that allows transgender students to use bathrooms that match their... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*