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A Cold Spring parent is suing a central Minnesota school district over racist bullying and harassment she says her Black children endured at school.
Andrea Robinson, who’s been vocal about her multiracial family’s experiences with racism in the small Stearns County town, filed the lawsuit Jan. 21 in federal court on behalf of two of her children.
Nearly 200 concerned parents met with University of Minnesota leadership and Minneapolis officials to discuss concerns about a rise in crime both on and off-campus.
The Maverick Diversity Institute hosted a speech with interim director of the Violence Awareness & Response Program Shadow Rolan on violence topics. Violence Free Zone Training taught attendees what violence is, how to define it and how to cope with consequences.
The University of Minnesota is considering restricting public access at nearly all its buildings, effectively shutting most of the Twin Cities campus to the general population following years of open hours. Why it matters: Parents and community members have been raising concerns about safety on and off campus for years, most recently after high-profile crimes in the surrounding Dinkytown neighborhood.
33 state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect youth from e-cigarettes, including recommendations to prohibit all non-tobacco flavors, reduce nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and restrict marketing that attracts young people.
Two school districts in northwestern Minnesota ranked among the top 10 safest school districts in the state, according to a report released by Niche.com.
Following shootings and safety concerns on other campuses, Ozarks Technical Community College came up with a plan to better safeguard students and employees. A security fee of $3 per credit hour was approved in 2016 and the funds raised — roughly $600,000 a year — have been used to add safety equipment, strengthen safety measures and hire more security officers.
Tammy Smith-Hinchey, Nurse Coordinator with the St. Joseph School District (SJSD) in Missouri, wants to see the district educate students and families on coping mechanisms for opioid use, and focus on providing mental healthcare in the schools and community.
The School Safety Initiative, led by the FBI, is a proactive effort to prevent school tragedies by sharing research with schools and creating threat assessment teams comprised of school counselors, staff, and school resource officers.