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Legal counsel warns board that proposed incident‑report protocol risks breaching data‑privacy rules
Summary
Board legal counsel told the Robbinsdale Area Schools board a draft protocol that would notify members about building‑level incident details could violate Minnesota data‑practice law and federal education privacy rules; counsel recommended rescinding or rewriting the protocol and using aggregate summaries to inform governance oversight.
Robbinsdale Area Schools legal counsel reviewed a draft critical‑incident communications protocol discussed at length by the board’s safety and security ad hoc committee and raised legal and practical concerns about distributing identifiable incident details to board members.
Counsel summarized the draft protocol presented to the board: it would have required the superintendent or designee to notify board members by email when certain “level 3” or “level 4” student behaviors occurred (examples in the draft included physical assault, weapons possession, arson, extortion and other serious misconduct). The draft directed that notices include the district building, a description of the incident and whether police were involved, with a detailed written report to follow within five days of the…
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