The practice of seclusion in special education has come under scrutiny by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Seclusion is where dysregulated students, those who may struggle with controlling emotional responses, are brought to a small room and isolated from the rest of the class. Some special education professionals say seclusion rooms are a vitally important safety tool however the MDE wants the practice to stop.

Teachers in K-12 schools reported the highest rate of burnout of all sectors in a 2022 Gallup poll. More than four in ten teachers said they felt burned out at work “always or “very often.” The result for teachers was eight points higher than a similar 2020 poll but only increased by two points on average for other sectors.

Police officers permanently assigned to schools are called School Resource Officers (SROs) and they often walk a thin line between being a trusted confidant, protector, and criminal investigator.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — The city council unanimously approved a plan for the police department to begin using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, at its June 5 meeting.

Police Chief Brad Paulson outlined the proposed uses of drones at the meeting. Some examples given were for search-and-rescue operations, crowd monitoring, crime scene documentation, active incident surveillance, and tracking/apprehension of criminal suspects.