Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

120A.10 SCHOOL LAW QUESTIONS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. If there be any doubt as to the proper construction of any part of the state school laws, the commissioner, at the request of any public officer, shall submit such question to the attorney general, who shall give a written opinion…

120A.20 ADMISSION TO PUBLIC SCHOOL. § Subdivision 1.Age limitations; pupils. (a) All schools supported in whole or in part by state funds are public schools. Admission to a public school is free to any person who: (1) resides within the district that operates the school; (2) is u…

120A.21 ENROLLMENT OF A STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE. A student placed in foster care must remain enrolled in the student's prior school unless it is determined that remaining enrolled in the prior school is not in the student's best interests. If the student does not remain enrolled i…

120A.22 COMPULSORY INSTRUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Parental responsibility. The parent of a child is primarily responsible for assuring that the child acquires knowledge and skills that are essential for effective citizenship. § Subd. 1a.Noncustodial parent access to records. Upon r…

120A.24 REPORTING. § Subdivision 1.Reports to superintendent. (a) The person or nonpublic school in charge of providing instruction to a child must submit to the superintendent of the district in which the child resides the name, birth date, and address of the child; the annual t…

120A.26 ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 37] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 37] § Subd. 3.Notice to parents. The superintendent must notify the parent, in writing, if a child is alleged to be receiving instruction in violat…

120A.32 OFFICERS, TEACHERS; NEGLECT OF DUTY; PENALTY. Any school officer, truant officer, public or nonpublic school teacher, principal, district superintendent, or person providing instruction other than a parent refusing, willfully failing, or neglecting to perform any duty imp…

120A.34 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Any person who fails or refuses to provide for instruction of a child of whom the person has legal custody, and who is required by section 120A.22, subdivision 5, to receive instruction, when notified so to do by a truant officer or other official, …

120A.35 ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL FOR RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES. Reasonable efforts must be made by a school district to accommodate any pupil who wishes to be excused from a curricular activity for a religious observance or American Indian cultural practice, observance, or ce…

120A.36 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Attendance at a particular public school is a privilege not a right for a pupil. History: 1996 c 412 art 4 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58

120A.37 ATTENDANCE PROVISIONS CODED ELSEWHERE. § Subdivision 1.Scope. (a) The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 12 are codified outside this section. Those sections include many but not all the sections governing student attendance. (b) The inclusion or exclusion of a pro…

120A.38 CLASSROOM PLACEMENT; PARENT DISCRETION. (a) A parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples may request that the children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are in the same grade level at the same school. The school may recom…

120A.40 SCHOOL CALENDAR. (a) Except for learning programs during summer, flexible learning year programs authorized under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127, and learning year programs under section 124D.128, a district must not commence an elementary or secondary school year before La…

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. (a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction for a kindergarten student, 935 hours of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student i…

120A.414 E-LEARNING DAYS. § Subdivision 1.Days. "E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days…

120A.415 EXTENDED SCHOOL CALENDAR. A school board that offers licensed kindergarten through grade 12 teachers the opportunity for more staff development training and additional salary under section 122A.40, subdivisions 7 and 7a, or 122A.41, subdivisions 4 and 4a, must adopt as i…

120A.416 PAID LEAVE FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES. (a) A school district or charter school that alters its calendar due to a weather event, public health emergency, or any other circumstance must continue to pay the full wages for scheduled work hours and benefits of all school employees f…

120A.42 CONDUCT OF SCHOOL ON CERTAIN HOLIDAYS. (a) The governing body of any district may contract with any of the teachers of the district for the conduct of schools, and may conduct schools, on either, or any, of the following holidays, provided that a clause to this effect is …