Jim Dudevior a custodian at Sherwood Heights Elementary School wears a plague doctor costume during a stand-in by the Auburn Schools faculty and staff outside of City Hall in Auburn, Maine on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Teachers and staff participate in a stand-in outside of Auburn City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. The group was calling for a greater emphasis on safety in the return to school protocols. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Melak Jashaami, center, is surrounded by family and friends dancing and clapping in a traditional Arabic celebration honoring Jashaami's graduation on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 from Lewiston High School. The single person ceremonies happened at hour intervals through the day at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston to keep participants safer from the risk of COVID-19 transmission. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Abbie Skelton, teacher at Park Avenue School center, walks with other demonstrators from the Auburn School system to participate in a stand-in outside of Auburn City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Demonstrators cross Court street in Auburn as the group grew larger to line both sides of the street while maintaining social distancing on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. The group was calling for a greater emphasis on safety in the return to school protocols. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Kristi McCarthy, a teacher at the Walton School waves to traffic on Court Street in Auburn, Maine on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 evening while she participates in a stand-in to advocate for a return to school plan that takes a more cautious approach to COVID-19 prevention. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)