Faribault school board accepts $1.1 million anti-drug grant aimed at BIPOC students

The meeting drew so many attendees that district officials had to set up an overflow room

Dec 06, 20220

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The Faribault school board on Monday once again considered whether to accept a $1.1 million grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services to fund substance-abuse prevention efforts aimed at Black, Indigenous and other students of color.

The Faribault, Minn., school board on Monday accepted a state grant that funds drug abuse prevention efforts for Black, Indigenous and other students of color - a measure that previously stalled when some members claimed accepting the money amounted to discrimination against white pupils.

Board Member Richard Olson cast the sole dissenting vote. As he did during the Nov. 21 meeting, Olson objected to the district accepting the grant by arguing that "it does not help all students."

"This will pass. I know that. But it does not have my support," he said.

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