03/31/2025
Please read this message from the group of parents and staff who interrupted the Minneapolis School Board meeting last Tuesday (video of the action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42RFN_t9cJQ ):
The Minneapolis Public School Board has missed a clear deadline for joining families and staff against the cuts to special education recently made at the directive of district staff. On Tuesday, March 25th, Board members Greta Callahan, Abdul Abdi, Joyner Emerick and Collin Beachy were presented with a pledge that called on them to refuse to pass a budget with cuts to student-facing special education staff and to demand the reinstatement of the 100+ special educator positions that were cut for the 2025-2026 school year. Board members were asked to sign the pledge by Friday, March 28th, and although all have failed to do so, families and staff will persist in the fight to protect our students’ care, education, and civil rights. We continue to invite the School Board to join us.
