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Robert Gerhart, the chair of the Osseo Area School Board, stepped down Friday
Who wants to arm teachers? Republican men
A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds about 6 in 10 Americans are opposed to training teachers to carry guns in schools. But two-thirds of Republicans, including 71 percent of Republican men, are in favor of it.
Members of the Young Conservatives Club at Edina High School had criticized other students for their protest during a Veterans Day assembly.
A report released Friday found students of color were twice as likely to be suspended or expelled as their white peers, despite making up a smaller share of students.
Andersen United Community School was put in code red lockdown Thursday in an "abundance of caution" over a "concerning report" that was not substantiated, a school district official said.