Minneapolis schools superintendent on young student suspension ban
Minneapolis Schools' superintendent Bernadeia Johnson, Jan. 11, 2010
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
Minneapolis Public Schools will no longer suspend its youngest students for non-violent behavioral issues, the district announced Friday.
The change goes into effect immediately and impacts students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade.
Bernadeia Johnson, superintendent of the district, joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the change.
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