Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

121A.0312 MALICIOUS AND SADISTIC CONDUCT. (a) For purposes of this section, "malicious and sadistic conduct" means creating a hostile learning environment by acting with the intent to cause harm by intentionally injuring another without just cause or reason or engaging in extreme…

121A.035 CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Model policy. The commissioner shall maintain and make available to school boards and charter schools a model crisis management policy that includes, among other items, cardiac emergency response plans, school lock-down and torna…

121A.037 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS. Private schools and educational institutions not subject to section 121A.035 must have at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section 299F.30, and one tornado drill. History: 2006 c 263 art 2 s 7

121A.038 STUDENT SAFETY DRILLS AT SCHOOL. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Active shooter drill" means an emergency preparedness drill designed to teach students, teachers, school personnel, and s…

121A.04 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS; SEX DISCRIMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature recognizes certain past inequities in access to athletic programs and in the various degrees of athletic opportunity previously afforded members of each sex, race, and ethnicity. The purpose o…

121A.041 AMERICAN INDIAN MASCOTS PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "American Indian" means an individual who is: (1) a member of an Indian Tribe or Band, as membership is defined by the Trib…

121A.05 POLICY TO REFER FIREARMS POSSESSOR. A school board must have a policy requiring the appropriate school official to, as soon as practicable, refer to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system, as appropriate, a pupil who brings a firearm to school unlawfully. His…

121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS AND ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "active shooter incident" means an event involving an armed individual or individuals on campus or an armed assailant in the immed…

121A.065 DISTRICT SURVEYS TO COLLECT STUDENT INFORMATION; PARENT NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTING OUT. (a) School districts and charter schools, in consultation with parents, must develop and adopt policies on conducting student surveys and using and distributing personal inform…

121A.08 SMUDGING PERMITTED. An American Indian student or staff member may use tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, and cedar to conduct individual or group smudging in a public school. The process for conducting smudging is determined by the building or site administrator. Smudging must b…

121A.10 MOMENT OF SILENCE. A moment of silence may be observed. History: 1996 c 412 art 9 s 10; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26

121A.11 UNITED STATES FLAG. § Subdivision 1.Displayed by schools. Every public school in Minnesota must display an appropriate United States flag when in session. The flag shall be displayed upon the school grounds or outside the school building, on a proper staff, on every legal…

121A.15 HEALTH STANDARDS; IMMUNIZATIONS; SCHOOL CHILDREN. § Subdivision 1.School and child care facility immunization requirements. Except as provided in subdivisions 3, 4, and 10, no person over two months old may be allowed to enroll or remain enrolled in any elementary or seco…

121A.20 LICENSED SCHOOL NURSE. § Subdivision 1.Purpose and duties. (a) The Department of Education must employ a school health services specialist to: (1) provide technical assistance to school districts and charter schools for the education-related health needs of students; (2) …

121A.201 MTSS AND COLLABORATIVE MINNESOTA PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS (COMPASS). Beginning July 1, 2023, all Minnesota school districts and charter schools must be offered training and support in implementing MTSS through the Department of Education COMPASS team and t…

121A.21 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) Every school board must provide services to promote the health of its pupils. (b) The board of a district with 1,000 pupils or more in average daily membership in early childhood family education, preschool disabled, elementary, and secondary p…

121A.212 ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS. A school district or charter school must provide students with access to menstrual products at no charge. The products must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a pl…

121A.215 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WELLNESS POLICIES; WEBSITE. When available, a school district must post its current local school wellness policy on its website. History: 2010 c 396 s 3

121A.216 ACCESS TO SPACE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH. (a) Beginning October 1, 2024, to the extent space is available, a school district or charter school must provide an enrolled secondary school student with access during regular school hours, and to the extent st…

121A.22 ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS AND MEDICINE. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. (a) This section applies only: (1) when the parent of a pupil requests school personnel to administer drugs or medicine to the pupil; or (2) when administration is allowed by the individualized education…

121A.2205 POSSESSION AND USE OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MODEL POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "administer" means the direct application of an epinephrine delivery system to the body of an individual; (2) "epinephrine delivery system" means …

121A.2207 LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS; STOCK SUPPLY OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. § Subdivision 1.Districts and schools permitted to maintain supply. (a) Notwithstanding section 151.37, districts and schools may obtain and possess epinephrine delivery systems to be m…

121A.221 POSSESSION AND USE OF ASTHMA INHALERS BY ASTHMATIC STUDENTS. (a) Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a school district that employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement, the school nurse or other appropri…

121A.222 POSSESSION AND USE OF NONPRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVERS BY SECONDARY STUDENTS. A secondary student may possess and use nonprescription pain relief in a manner consistent with the labeling, if the district has received a written authorization from the student's parent or gua…

121A.223 POSSESSION AND USE OF SUNSCREEN. A school district must allow a student to possess and apply a topical sunscreen product during the school day, while on school property, or at a school-sponsored event without a prescription, physician's note, or other documentation from …

121A.224 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS. § Subdivision 1.School district or charter school. (a) A school district or charter school must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, at each school site to be administered in compliance with section 15…

121A.23 PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE RISKS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND DISEASES. § Subdivision 1.Sexually transmitted infections and diseases program. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall assist districts in develo…

121A.24 SEIZURE TRAINING AND ACTION PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Seizure action plan. (a) For purposes of this section, "seizure action plan" means a written individualized health plan designed to acknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a student with a seizure disorder dia…

121A.241 CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, a "cardiac emergency response plan" means a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting. § Subd. 2.Cardiac emerge…

121A.25 CHEMICAL ABUSE PREASSESSMENT TEAMS; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 121A.26 to 121A.29 and 121A.61, subdivision 3. § Subd. 2.Controlled substances. "Controlled substances" means the term as defined in section 1…

121A.26 SCHOOL PREASSESSMENT TEAMS. Every public school, and every nonpublic school that participates in a school district chemical abuse program shall establish a chemical abuse preassessment team. The preassessment team must be composed of classroom teachers, administrators, an…

121A.28 LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS. A law enforcement agency shall provide notice of any drug incident occurring within the agency's jurisdiction, in which the agency has probable cause to believe a student violated section 152.021, 152.022, 152.023, 152.024, 152.025, 152.0262, 152.…

121A.29 REPORTING; CHEMICAL ABUSE. § Subdivision 1.Teacher's duty. A teacher in a nonpublic school participating in a school district chemical use program, or a public school teacher, who knows or has reason to believe that a student is using, possessing, or transferring alcohol …

121A.30 PESTICIDE APPLICATION AT SCHOOLS. § Subdivision 1.Parents' Right-to-Know Act. Subdivisions 2 to 14 may be cited as the Janet B. Johnson Parents' Right-to-Know Act of 2000. § Subd. 2.Pesticide application notification. A school that plans to apply a pesticide which is a to…

121A.31 SAFETY REQUIREMENT GUIDELINES. The department, in cooperation with the Minnesota Fire Marshal's Division, must develop guidelines for school lab safety. The guidelines shall include a list of safety requirements and an explanation of the minimum state and national laws, c…

121A.32 EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES. § Subdivision 1.Requirement to wear eye protective devices. Every person shall wear industrial quality eye protective devices when participating in, observing or performing any function in connection with, any courses or activities taking place in …

121A.33 CERTAIN MERCURY USE IN SCHOOLS PROHIBITED. (a) For the purposes of this section, "school" has the meaning given under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, excluding home schools. (b) After December 31, 2007, a school shall not: (1) purchase or use elemental mercury for any pur…

121A.335 LEAD IN SCHOOL DRINKING WATER. § Subdivision 1.Model plan. The commissioners of health and education shall jointly develop a model plan to require school districts to accurately and efficiently test for the presence of lead in water in public school buildings serving stu…

121A.336 NOTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. Upon notification by the Department of Health or Pollution Control Agency to a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school of environmental hazards that may affect the health of students or school staff, the school must not…

121A.34 SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. In the exercise of authorized control and supervision over pupils attending schools and other educational institutions, both public and private, the governing board or other directing authority of any such school or in…

121A.35 SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION; IDENTIFICATION CARDS. A school district or charter school that issues an identification card to students in middle school, junior high, or high school must provide contact information for the 988 Suicide and Crisis LifeLine (988 LifeLine), …

121A.37 YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS. (a) Consistent with section 121A.38, any municipality, business, or nonprofit organization that organizes a youth athletic activity for which an activity fee is charged shall: (1) make information accessible to all participating coaches, officials, …

121A.38 CONCUSSION PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 121A.37, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Concussion" means a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biokinetic for…

121A.39 SCHOOL COUNSELORS. (a) A school district is strongly encouraged to have an adequate student-to-counselor ratio for its students beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later. (b) A school counselor shall assist a student in meeting the requirements for high school grad…

121A.40 CITATION. Sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 may be cited as the "Pupil Fair Dismissal Act." History: 1974 c 572 s 1; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 10; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3

121A.41 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. As used in sections 121A.40 to 121A.56, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings assigned them. § Subd. 2.Dismissal. "Dismissal" means the denial of the current educational program to any pupil, including exclus…