Victims sue Bemidji Area Schools over former assistant principal Bjerknes

BEMIDJI -- The families of two victims who were preyed on by former Bemidji Middle School Principal Brandon Bjerknes are suing the school district.

The complaint in the lawsuit, which is more than 30 pages long, was signed Dec. 19, 2019, and asks for a judgement of no less than $75,000. Bjerknes, 37, preyed on students in the school district using a fake social media persona, known as Brett Larson, until he was arrested in March 2017.

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