1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/04/2020 04:41pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring school board policy on student deaths; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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A local school board or charter school board of directors must adopt a policy that provides
how the school district or charter school will respond to the death of an enrolled student.
The policy must address:
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(1) district communications with students, parents and guardians, teachers, and staff
regarding notice of a student death;
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(2) the availability of grief counseling for students;
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(3) remembrances during a graduation ceremony or other school event; and
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(4) physical memorials, including benches and trees.
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This section is effective for the 2021-2022 school year and later.
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