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ISD 194 board ratifies MDHR settlements in closed session; payments covered largely by insurance
Summary
The ISD 194 board approved two Minnesota Department of Human Rights‑related settlement actions in closed session July 22 and then voted to enter a follow‑on closed negotiation session; one settlement included a $2,000 out‑of‑pocket payment and the other a $1,000 payment, with insurance covering larger costs, administrators said.
The ISD 194 school board approved two settlement actions described in closed session at its July 22 meeting.
Chair Matt Swanson summarized the public motion before the vote: the matters were two MDHR files—file numbers 73690 and 73424—presented by district counsel earlier in a closed session. He described 73690 as a three‑party settlement involving a student and the MDHR; the district’s out‑of‑pocket cost for that settlement was described as $2,000 for a fine, with additional cash payment covered by insurance. The other matter (MDHR file 73424) was resolved with a $1,000 district payment and no admission of wrongdoing, Swanson said.
The board voted to approve both settlements in open session after the closed‑session discussion; trustees then moved to enter a further closed session to continue negotiation discussions under the Minnesota statute cited by the chair (state section 13D.05).
Chair Swanson read the closed‑session statutory basis into the public record and the board then voted to go into closed session; the public record shows the board reconvened in open session only to adjourn, per the agenda.
The board’s public disclosures stated the payments and that insurance will cover the cash payments beyond the district’s stated out‑of‑pocket amounts; the board did not discuss additional settlement details publicly.
