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Anoka-Hennepin School District work session, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Anoka-Hennepin board hears update on student behavior and staff injuries 11:05

  • The board approved its agenda, the consent agenda and a move to a closed session, each with 6 in favor and 0 opposed. 10:21
  • The board heard a presentation from district staff on the disruptive student policy, a K-3 classroom and staff injury data. 11:05
  • Board members asked about parents' responsibility for student behavior, whether staff can act when hit by a student and what additional data the district could provide. 31:37
  • A board member suggested the board review the student disruptive policy for potential revisions or clarifications. 1:19:24
Item by item (5)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 10:06
    • The board called to order its work session for October 12th, 2026, and took up its agenda and consent agenda. 10:06
    • The agenda and the consent agenda were each approved with 6 in favor and 0 opposed. 10:21
  2. Student behavior engagement update 11:05
    • A second presenter said the K-3 classroom had 11 students last year and 6 students currently. 24:25
    • The second presenter said staff injury reports went from 704 in 2023 to 624 in 2024 and 406 in 2025. 28:53
  3. Board discussion of student behavior 31:19
    • A board member asked whether anything legally stops the district from adopting a philosophy that it is the parents' job to deal with their own students' behaviors. ~31:19
    • A board member asked whether staff hit by a student can take action, and a staff member said staff can use reasonable force when a student endangers themselves or others. 43:21
    • A board member asked for more data, including disruption broken out by special education and regular education, and suggested a building survey and a review of the student disruptive policy. 54:19
  4. Board correspondence and communications 1:28:12
    • Board members noted school fundraisers, a reading night and fall sports teams. 1:28:36
  5. Motion to enter closed session 1:31:13
    • The board took up a motion to close the meeting under Minnesota Statute 13D.05 subdivision 3B to discuss attorney-client privileged information on a complaint received from UMLC. 1:31:13
    • The motion passed with 6 in favor and 0 opposed. 1:31:46

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What was said

What board members said, in order

If any teacher whoever told me that my kids disrupted a classroom, I would deal with it the same day, and I would only send them back when I knew that that wasn't going to happen again.Zach Arco · Director33:26
If, uh, if a teacher or a para is being hit, hit or hurt by a student, can they take action to stop it? And if they can, what can they do?Matt Audette · Treasurer43:21
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Video: posted by the district as “School Board work session - Oct. 12, 2026”