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Overview
- Saint Paul Public Schools will launch a temporary virtual option on Jan. 22, with classes canceled Jan. 20–21 for preparation and registration opened on Jan. 15.
- The district says thousands of students have already signed up and it has not announced an end date for the option.
- Minneapolis Public Schools continues an at-home learning option through Feb. 12, while districts including Fridley, Robbinsdale and Bloomington added online choices and Richfield’s Partnership Academy will go fully remote starting Jan. 20.
- Student attendance plunged after the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Nicole Good, including 51% of students whose home language is Spanish absent on Jan. 9.
- Saint Paul officials report federal agents stopped two contracted vans carrying students and staff this week, and the district marked student walkout participants protesting ICE as absent or tardy.