Press Release: Determined Mom Seeks State Relief Against Stillwater Area Schools (ISD 834)
Stillwater, Minnesota – Catherine Hobbs, a determined mom, has filed a formal complaint against Stillwater Area Schools (ISD 834) at the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) for relief. She had requested to see all of the school district’s Ethnic Studies class instructional materials under the MN Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. 13) twenty-two months ago. The district failed to present the promised materials for viewing at a meeting scheduled for that purpose after 15 months of preparing.
According to Minnesota Statute 13, the Data Practices Act, Catherine Hobbs has the right to see the educational materials, and the school district is obligated to answer in a timely manner. Mike McCarthy, on behalf of Fixing Stillwater Schools (FSS), said, “Two school years later is not timely. Our schools are a unit of government. Public employees conducting public duties must be subject to timely public scrutiny. The school board promised access to classroom materials.”
Jessica Johnson, also of FSS, added, “If the school board and administration are proud of what they are doing and achieving in our classrooms, they should certainly share that readily with parents and the community. We are glad to help.”
For more information on using the MN Data Practices Act, visit Fixing Stillwater Schools at MN834.org under “Knowledge You Can Use.”
For more Info Contact:
Mike McCarthy
Fixing Stillwater Schools
Email: mike.mccarthy@mn834.org
Phone: 651-494-8296
David Benson-Staebler
Educational Standards of America
Email: david@mnstandards.org
Phone: 651-505-3111
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