Minnesota Teachers Empowered to Keep Parents in the Dark About Their Children

Minnesota parents can be kept in the dark about important developments in their child’s life by school administrators and teachers who have broad authority under a widely adopted Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) policy to withhold information they deem sensitive.

At least 229 school districts in Minnesota maintain a “Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records” policy, according to the watchdog group Defending Education.

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Minnesota parents can be kept in the dark about important developments in their child’s life by school administrators and teachers who have broad authority under a widely adopted Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) policy to withhold information they deem sensitive.

At least 229 school districts in Minnesota maintain a “Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records” policy, according to the watchdog group Defending Education.