Minnetonka schools' open enrollment under state scrutiny

After surviving an electoral challenge to its open-enrollment practices, Minnetonka Public Schools now is facing scrutiny from the state Department of Education.

Superintendent Dennis Peterson has been ordered to supply documents showing Minnetonka is complying with the state law that allows districts to accept students from outside their attendance boundaries. Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker asked for the materials by Dec. 13.

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