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Public commenter tells Owatonna board data requests cost hundreds of thousands, criticizes history instruction
Summary
At public forum, Francie Hall told the Owatonna School Board she had read press reports about costly data requests (she estimated $300,000–$500,000) and said some board members did not want certain history taught; the board did not provide a verification or substantive response at the meeting.
Francie Hall used the board’s public-comment period to raise concerns over district spending and curriculum.
"I have read the People's Press article about the data requests and the money that it it cost us, which was a lot of money, and it it was between, what, 300,000 and 500,000?" Hall told the board. She said she was…
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