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Brainerd board narrowly limits Minnesota Student Survey to 11th graders after heated debate
Summary
After about two hours of public comment and board discussion, the Brainerd Public School Board voted to offer the Minnesota Student Survey only to 11th-grade students this cycle, rejecting broader participation amid concerns about item content and federal funding risk.
The Brainerd Public School Board voted to offer the Minnesota Student Survey to 11th-grade students only after extended public comment and board deliberation.
The decision followed public comments expressing sharply different views about the statewide survey. During public input, Rick Feldt of Brainerd told the board the survey asks questions beyond the authority of state and federal constitutions and warned of a student exodus tied to perceived curriculum changes. "I turn over my children to the guardianship of the school, but they are thinking that they are now the parents and they're teaching my kids stuff that only parents should be…
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