Teacher contract approved in St. Paul

Concerns over racism and a teacher's charged comments boiled over at a St. Paul school board meeting Tuesday that was highlighted by approval of a new teachers' contract aiming to make schools safer.

The vote came after public testimony that ended abruptly when emotions intensified, and as the district released data that reveal assaults on staff members are up from a year ago. In fact, the 44 assaults reported to the district's emergency call center through Feb. 24 already exceeded the 41 cases reported in all of 2014-15.

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