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American Indian advisory committee members urge Duluth schools to follow statute and increase transparency
Summary
Members of the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee and community speakers told the Duluth School Board they are not being fully consulted on American Indian education matters and cited a Minnesota statute they said requires maximum parent involvement.
Jordan Johnson and other community speakers told the Duluth School Board that the district has not provided the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (APAC) with adequate support, access to information or partnership in decision-making.
Johnson, who works with APAC, said committee members face barriers to engagement, including deactivation of the committee's Facebook page and repeated requests for budget documentation that he said have gone unanswered. He read sections of a…
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