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Public commenter urges St. Francis board to resist 'ideological' ethnic-studies rollout, recommends 'American Experience' curriculum
Summary
At the Sept. 8 board meeting a resident, Richard, criticized Minnesota's new ethnic-studies requirements and urged the district to adopt an "American Experience Curriculum;" the board acknowledged the remarks but offered no substantive response.
Richard, a community member who spoke during public comment, urged the St. Francis Area Schools Board of Education to reject what he described as an ideological implementation of ethnic-studies requirements and instead adopt an "American Experience Curriculum." He said recent Minnesota statutory changes require ethnic-studies coursework in K–12 by 2027–28 and that administrative actions require implementation at all grade…
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