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District says PPHY grant funded prevention programming; board approves achievement and integration plan

Faribault Public School District Board of Education · March 16, 2026
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A prepared statement to the board said the 2022 PPHY grant provided nearly $1 million over three years for youth substance-use prevention programming and that grant oversight found the district in compliance; the board separately approved its Achievement and Integration Plan for FY27–29 amid questions about accountability and evidence of academic gains.

A prepared statement presented to the Faribault school board on March 16 said the district received a Prevention Partnerships Healthy Youth (PPHY) grant in 2022 that provided nearly $1 million over three years to support youth substance-use prevention programming, after a public comment prompted district outreach in 2022. The statement said funds were used for student programming, after-school activities and community partnerships and explicitly stated that "at no time did any of these grants go to Lu Ali or to any of her businesses." The statement also said the Minnesota Department of Human…

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