121A.58 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, “corporal punishment” means conduct involving: (1) hitting or spanking a person with or without an object; or (2) unreasonable physical force that causes bodily harm or substantial emotional harm. Subd. 2. Corporal punishment not allowed. An employee or agent of a district shall […]
121A.582 STUDENT DISCIPLINE; REASONABLE FORCE. Subdivision 1. Reasonable force standard. (a) A teacher or school principal, in exercising the person’s lawful authority, may use reasonable force when it is necessary under the circumstances to correct or restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another. (b) A school employee, school bus driver, or […]
121A.585 NOTICE OF RECORDING DEVICE ON A SCHOOL BUS. If a video or audio recording device is placed on a school bus, the bus also must contain a sign or signs, conspicuously placed, notifying riders that their conversations or actions may be recorded on tape. History: 1994 c 647 art 12 s 5; 1998 c […]
121A.59 BUS TRANSPORTATION A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT. Transportation by school bus is a privilege not a right for an eligible student. A student’s eligibility to ride a school bus may be revoked for a violation of school bus safety or conduct policies, or for violation of any other law governing student conduct on a […]
121A.60 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Removal from class. “Removal from class” and “removal” mean any actions taken by a teacher, principal, or other school district employee to prohibit a pupil from attending a class or activity period for a period of time not to exceed five days, pursuant to procedures established in the school district discipline […]
121A.61 DISCIPLINE AND REMOVAL OF STUDENTS FROM CLASS. Subdivision 1. Required policy. Each school board must adopt a written districtwide school discipline policy which includes written rules of conduct for students, minimum consequences for violations of the rules, and grounds and procedures for removal of a student from class. The policy must be developed in […]
121A.64 NOTIFICATION; TEACHERS’ LEGITIMATE EDUCATIONAL INTEREST. (a) A classroom teacher has a legitimate educational interest in knowing which students placed in the teacher’s classroom have a history of violent behavior, including any documented physical assault of a district employee by the student, and must be notified before such students are placed in the teacher’s classroom. […]
121A.65 REVIEW OF POLICY. The principal or other person having general control and supervision of the school, and representatives of parents, students, and staff in a school building shall confer at least annually to review the discipline policy and to assess whether the policy has been enforced. A school board must conduct an annual review […]
121A.67 REMOVAL BY PEACE OFFICER. Subdivision 1. MS 2010 [Repealed, 2009 c 96 art 3 s 22] Subd. 2. Removal by peace officer. If a pupil who has an individualized education program is restrained or removed from a classroom, school building, or school grounds by a peace officer at the request of a school administrator […]
121A.69 HAZING POLICY. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) “Hazing” means committing an act against a student, or coercing a student into committing an act, that creates a substantial risk of harm to a person in order for the student to be initiated into or affiliated with a student organization. (b) “Student organization” means a group, club, […]
121A.70 SECRET FRATERNITIES AND SOCIETIES. Subdivision 1. Membership regulated. It is unlawful for any pupil, registered and attending any public school to join, become a member of, or to solicit any other pupil of any public school to join, or become a member of, any secret fraternity or society wholly or partially formed from the […]
121A.72 SCHOOL LOCKER POLICY. Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the state of Minnesota that: “School lockers are the property of the school district. At no time does the school district relinquish its exclusive control of lockers provided for the convenience of students. Inspection of the interior of lockers may be conducted by […]
