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MN Stat § 121A.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.49 — Appeal.

121A.49 APPEAL. A party to an exclusion or expulsion decision made under sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 may appeal the decision to the commissioner of education within 21 calendar days of school board action. Upon being served with a notice of appeal, the district shall provide the commissioner and the parent or guardian with a complete copy of the hearing record within five days of its receipt of the notice of appeal. All written submissions by the appellant must be submitted and served on the respondent within ten days of its actual receipt of the transcript. All written submissions by the respondent must be submitted and served on the appellant within ten days of its actual receipt of the written submissions of the appellant. The decision of the school board must be implemented during the appeal to the commissioner. In an appeal under this section, the commissioner may affirm the decision of the agency, may remand the decision for additional findings, or may reverse or modify the decision if the substantial rights of the petitioners have been prejudiced because the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are: (1) in violation of constitutional provisions; (2) in excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the school district; (3) made upon unlawful procedure, except as provided in section 121A.48; (4) affected by other error of law; (5) unsupported by substantial evidence in view of the entire record submitted; or (6) arbitrary or capricious. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall make a final decision based upon the record. The commissioner shall issue a decision within 30 calendar days of receiving the entire record and the parties' written submission on appeal. The commissioner's decision shall be final and binding upon the parties after the time for appeal expires under section 121A.50. History:  1974 c 572 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 30; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 2 s 43; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 121A.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.50 — Judicial Review.

121A.50 JUDICIAL REVIEW. The decision of the commissioner of education made under sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 is subject to judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.69. The decision of the commissioner is stayed pending an appeal under this section. History:  1974 c 572 s 8; 1983 c 247 s 60; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 31; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 121A.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.51 — Reports To Service Agency.

121A.51 REPORTS TO SERVICE AGENCY. The school board shall report any action taken pursuant to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 to the appropriate public service agency, when the pupil is under the supervision of such agency. History:  1974 c 572 s 9; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 121A.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.52 — Nonapplication Of Compulsory Attendance Law.

121A.52 NONAPPLICATION OF COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE LAW. The provisions of section 120A.22, subdivision 5, shall not apply to any pupil during a dismissal pursuant to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. History:  1974 c 572 s 10; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 121A.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.53 — Report To Commissioner Of Education.

121A.53 REPORT TO COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. Subdivision 1. Exclusions and expulsions; physical assaults. The school board must report through the department electronic reporting system each exclusion or expulsion and each physical assault of a district employee by a student within 30 days of the effective date of the dismissal action or assault to the commissioner of education. This report must include a statement of alternative educational services, or other sanction, intervention, or resolution in response to the assault given the pupil and the reason for, the effective date, and the duration of the exclusion or expulsion or other sanction, intervention, or resolution. The report must also include the student's age, grade, gender, race, and special education status. Subd. 2. Report. (a) The school board must include state student identification numbers of affected pupils on all dismissal and other disciplinary reports required by the department. The department must report annually to the commissioner summary data on the number of dismissals and physical assaults of district employees by a student by age, grade, gender, race, and special education status of the affected pupils. All dismissal and other disciplinary reports must be submitted through the department electronic reporting system. (b) The commissioner must aggregate the district data reported under this section and include the aggregated data, including aggregated data on physical assaults of a district employee by a student, in the annual school performance reports under section 120B.36. History:  1974 c 572 s 11; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 32; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; 1998 c 398 art 2 s 44; 2003 c 130 s 12; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 31; 2016 c 189 art 25 s 28
MN Stat § 121A.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.54 — Notice Of Right To Be Reinstated.

121A.54 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO BE REINSTATED. Whenever a pupil fails to return to school within ten school days of the termination of dismissal, a school administrator shall inform the pupil and the pupil's parents by mail of the pupil's right to attend and to be reinstated in the public school. History:  1974 c 572 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 33; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26
MN Stat § 121A.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.55 — Policies To Be Established.

121A.55 POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED. (a) The commissioner of education shall promulgate guidelines to assist each school board. Each school board shall establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. The policies shall emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection of problems and shall be designed to address students' inappropriate behavior from recurring. The policies shall recognize the continuing responsibility of the school for the education of the pupil during the dismissal period. The alternative educational services, if the pupil wishes to take advantage of them, must be adequate to allow the pupil to make progress towards meeting the graduation standards adopted under section 120B.02 and help prepare the pupil for readmission. (b) An area learning center under section 123A.05 may not prohibit an expelled or excluded pupil from enrolling solely because a district expelled or excluded the pupil. The board of the area learning center may use the provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act to exclude a pupil or to require an admission plan. (c) Each school district shall develop a policy and report it to the commissioner on the appropriate use of peace officers and crisis teams to remove students who have an individualized education program from school grounds. History:  1974 c 572 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 38; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 34; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 2 s 45; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 4; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 121A.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.56 — Application.

121A.56 APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Prohibition against discrimination remains in effect. Sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 shall not be deemed to amend or otherwise affect or change section 363A.13, subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Portions of school program for credit. Sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 shall apply only to those portions of the school program for which credit is granted. History:  1974 c 572 s 14,15; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 121A.575 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.575 — Alternatives To Pupil Suspension.

121A.575 ALTERNATIVES TO PUPIL SUSPENSION. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and in accordance with sections 121A.40 to 121A.56, after a school administration notifies a pupil of the grounds for suspension, the school administration may, instead of imposing the suspension, do one or more of the following: (1) strongly encourage a parent or guardian of the pupil to attend school with the pupil for one day; (2) assign the pupil to attend school on Saturday as supervised by the principal or the principal's designee; and (3) petition the juvenile court that the student is in need of services under chapter 260C. History:   1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 32
MN Stat § 121A.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.58 — Corporal Punishment.

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 not inflict corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be inflicted upon a pupil to reform unacceptable conduct or as a penalty for unacceptable conduct. Subd. 3. Violation. Conduct that violates subdivision 2 is not a crime under section 645.241, but may be a crime under chapter 609 if the conduct violates a provision of chapter 609. History:  1989 c 114 s 1; 1990 c 382 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 20,26
MN Stat § 121A.582 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.582 — Student Discipline; Reasonable Force.

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 other agent of a district, in exercising the person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when it is necessary under the circumstances to restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another. (c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not authorize conduct prohibited under section 125A.0942. Subd. 2. Civil liability. (a) A teacher or school principal who, in the exercise of the person's lawful authority, uses reasonable force under the standard in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), has a defense against a civil action for damages under section 123B.25. (b) A school employee, bus driver, or other agent of a district who, in the exercise of the person's lawful authority, uses reasonable force under the standard in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), has a defense against a civil action for damages under section 123B.25. Subd. 3. Criminal prosecution. (a) A teacher or school principal who, in the exercise of the person's lawful authority, uses reasonable force under the standard in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), has a defense against a criminal prosecution under section 609.06, subdivision 1. (b) A school employee, bus driver, or other agent of a district who, in the exercise of the person's lawful authority, uses reasonable force under the standard in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), has a defense against a criminal prosecution under section 609.06, subdivision 1. Subd. 4. Supplementary rights and defenses. Any right or defense in this section is supplementary to those specified in section 121A.58, 121A.67, 123B.25, or 609.06, subdivision 1. History:  2000 c 489 art 6 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 6 art 2 s 6; 2014 c 272 art 4 s 1
MN Stat § 121A.585 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.585 — Notice Of Recording Device On A School Bus.

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 397 art 7 s 164
MN Stat § 121A.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.59 — Bus Transportation A Privilege Not A Right.

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 school bus, pursuant to a written school district discipline policy. Revocation of a student's bus riding privilege is not an exclusion, expulsion, or suspension under the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act. Revocation procedures for a student who is an individual with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1400 et seq., section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, United States Code, title 29, section 794, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336, are governed by these provisions. History:  1994 c 647 art 12 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 8,164
MN Stat § 121A.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.60 — Definitions.

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 policy adopted by the school board pursuant to section 121A.61. Subd. 2. Class period. "Class period" or "activity period" means a period of time as defined in the district's written discipline policy. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2012 c 239 art 2 s 21] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2012 c 239 art 2 s 21] History:  1983 c 163 s 2; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 31; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 13,26; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 121A.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.64 — Notification; Teachers' Legitimate Educational Interest.

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. (b) Representatives of the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers shall discuss issues related to the model policy on student records adopted under Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 9, section 50, and any modifications adopted under Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9, for notifying classroom teachers and other school district employees having a legitimate educational interest in knowing about students with a history of violent behavior, including any documented physical assault of a district employee by students placed in classrooms. The representatives of the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers also may discuss the need for intervention services or conflict resolution or training for staff related to placing students with a history of violent behavior in teachers' classrooms. History:  1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 35; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 17,26; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 6; 2016 c 189 art 25 s 30
MN Stat § 121A.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.65 — Review Of Policy.

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 of the districtwide discipline policy. History:  1983 c 163 s 4; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 36; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 18,26
MN Stat § 121A.67 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.67 — Removal By Peace Officer.

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 or a school staff person during the school day twice in a 30-day period, the pupil's individualized education program team must meet to determine if the pupil's individualized education program is adequate or if additional evaluation is needed. History:  1988 c 554 s 2; 1990 c 495 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 19,26; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 121A.69 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.69 — Hazing Policy.

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, or organization having students as its primary members or participants. Subd. 2. Model policy. The commissioner of education shall maintain and make available to school boards a model policy on student or staff hazing that addresses the requirements of subdivision 3. Subd. 3. School board policy. Each school board shall adopt a written policy governing student or staff hazing. The policy must apply to student behavior that occurs on or off school property and during and after school hours. The policy must include reporting procedures and disciplinary consequences for violating the policy. Disciplinary consequences must be sufficiently severe to deter violations and appropriately discipline prohibited behavior. Disciplinary consequences must conform with sections 121A.41 to 121A.56. Each school must include the policy in the student handbook on school policies. History:  1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 35; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 121A.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.70 — Secret Fraternities And Societies.

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 membership of pupils attending any public schools or to take part in the organization or formation of any fraternity or society, except societies or associations sanctioned by the district school board. Subd. 2. Penalties. A school board may suspend or dismiss any pupil from school, or prevent the pupil from graduating or participating in school honors when, after investigation, in the judgment of the board or a majority of its membership, the pupil is guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section or is guilty of violating any rule or regulation adopted by the board for the purpose of governing its schools, or enforcing this section. Subd. 3. "Rushing" or soliciting forbidden. It is a misdemeanor for any person, not a pupil of the schools, to be upon school grounds, or to enter any school building, for the purpose of "rushing" or soliciting any pupil of the schools to join any fraternity, society, or association organized outside of the schools. The district court has jurisdiction of offenses committed under this subdivision. All persons found guilty shall be fined not less than $2, nor more than $10, to be paid to the county treasurer or, upon failure to pay the fine, to be imprisoned for not more than ten days. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 8 s 17; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 349 s 2; 1983 c 359 s 8; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 10-12,26; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 121A.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior|Section 121A.72 — School Locker Policy.

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 school authorities for any reason at any time, without notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. The personal possessions of students within a school locker may be searched only when school authorities have a reasonable suspicion that the search will uncover evidence of a violation of law or school rules. As soon as practicable after the search of a student's personal possessions, the school authorities must provide notice of the search to students whose lockers were searched unless disclosure would impede an ongoing investigation by police or school officials." Subd. 2. Dissemination. The locker policy must be disseminated to parents and students in the way that other policies of general application to students are disseminated. A copy of the policy must be provided to a student the first time that the student is given the use of a locker. History:  1995 c 226 art 3 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 23,26
MN Stat § 122.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122 — School Districts: Formation And Cooperation|Section 122.42 — Ms 1971 [temporary]

 122.42 MS 1953 [Repealed, 1957 c 947 art 9 s 9] 122.42 MS 1971 [Temporary]