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State representative meets with board, cites teacher survey and urges local-state collaboration on class size and behavior
Summary
Representative Duran presented teacher-survey results to the Bemidji board, emphasized classroom behavior, class-size concerns and mental-health supports, and offered to work with the district on legislative fixes including revisiting the K–3 suspension ban.
State Representative Duran visited the Bemidji Public School District board Oct. 20 to share early survey findings from district teachers and to offer legislative collaboration on classroom behavior, class size and student supports.
Duran said the survey he distributed to teachers generated about 60 responses in five days and identified the top challenges as student behavior in classrooms, large class sizes tied to budget pressures,…
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