Last week, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Board, contesting a policy it passed in a July vote prohibiting non-school-sponsored stickers, buttons, posters and flags on school grounds. Board members John Steffl, Sanford Nelson, Michelle Okeson, and Michael Walther voted in favor of the provision. Mary Rottier and Julie Smith-Yliniemi voted against it.

Last week also saw the board send a letter to the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) supporting an anti-trans athlete ban in women’s sports