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Maine Superintendent Resigns Amid Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Hermon Schools
Hermon’s school superintendent Micah Grant unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday after years of controversy. Grant, who has attributed his resignation to “personal reasons,” has long found himself at odds parental rights advocates, one local Christian church, and journalists seeking public records, including the Maine Wire. “My first question to him was asking about materials in the school, he told me they weren’t there. Within 20 minutes I proved him wrong, so out of the gate he lied to me, so right there my faith was gone, and it’s been this constant battle with him for the last three years, and there has been such a divide and so many issues in the town of Hermon with him as our leader,” said Regina Leonard, a mother with kids in the Hermon school system. (Maine Wire 4/3/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Hermon’s school superintendent Micah Grant unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday after years of controversy. Grant, who has attributed his resignation to “personal reasons,” has long found himself at odds parental rights advocates, one local Christian church, and journalists seeking public records, including the Maine Wire. “My first question to him was asking about materials in the school, he told me they weren’t there. Within 20 minutes I proved him wrong, so out of the gate he lied to me, so right there my faith was gone, and it’s been this constant battle with him for the last three years, and there has been such a divide and so many issues in the town of Hermon with him as our leader,” said Regina Leonard, a mother with kids in the Hermon school system. (Maine Wire 4/3/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Feb 17, 2023: Press Connects: Questions surround 'Satan Club' at Maine-Endwell elementary: What to know about organization, reactions
Homer Brink Elementary School parents raised concerns after flyers promoting a "Satan Club" were sent home Thursday, prompting an explanation from the Maine-Endwell Central School District.
MECSD superintendent Jason Van Fossen sent a letter to parents and community members Friday with the district's reasoning for the afterschool club.
Homer Brink Elementary School parents raised concerns after flyers promoting a "Satan Club" were sent home Thursday, prompting an explanation from the Maine-Endwell Central School District.
MECSD superintendent Jason Van Fossen sent a letter to parents and community members Friday with the district's reasoning for the afterschool club.
Email Shows Hermon School Board Member Discriminated Against Christian Church Over Religious Views
When the Pines Church wanted to rent the Hermon High School for their Sunday services last November, Hermon School Board member Chris McLaughlin asked questions about the church’s beliefs that reeked of anti-Christian discrimination. As the church and the school district were negotiating a potential rental agreement, McLaughlin sent a Nov. 8 email to Hermon Superintendent Micah Grant in which he said he wanted to get a better sense of the how the Bangor-area Evangelical church approaches issues of “diversity, equity and inclusion.” (Maine Wire 2/7/23) READ MORE>>>>>
When the Pines Church wanted to rent the Hermon High School for their Sunday services last November, Hermon School Board member Chris McLaughlin asked questions about the church’s beliefs that reeked of anti-Christian discrimination. As the church and the school district were negotiating a potential rental agreement, McLaughlin sent a Nov. 8 email to Hermon Superintendent Micah Grant in which he said he wanted to get a better sense of the how the Bangor-area Evangelical church approaches issues of “diversity, equity and inclusion.” (Maine Wire 2/7/23) READ MORE>>>>>
Jan 22, 2023: Christian Post: Man in prison for murdering his parents identifies as female under Maine's gender ID policy
A man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering his parents and stabbing his dog to death has claimed a trans identity and is now listed as a female by the Maine Department of Corrections.
A man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering his parents and stabbing his dog to death has claimed a trans identity and is now listed as a female by the Maine Department of Corrections.
Aug 30, 2022: News Center Maine: Religious schools shun state funding despite Maine victory
Parents of children enrolled in Maine religious schools fought for years — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — for the state to treat tuition reimbursements the same as other private schools.
But only one of the religious high schools that stood to benefit has signed up to participate this fall, after Maine's attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state anti-discrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty. That development has frustrated the families who sued.
Parents of children enrolled in Maine religious schools fought for years — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — for the state to treat tuition reimbursements the same as other private schools.
But only one of the religious high schools that stood to benefit has signed up to participate this fall, after Maine's attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state anti-discrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty. That development has frustrated the families who sued.