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Multiple Twin Cities districts add online learning options amid ICE surge
Jan 18
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Several Twin Cities districts — including Minneapolis, St. Paul, District 196 (Apple Valley-Eagan-Rosemount), Fridley, Richfield and Robbinsdale — have opened opt-in remote learning or e-learning windows in response to a surge in federal immigration enforcement tied to DHS's "Operation Metro Surge" (Minneapolis' e-learning began Jan. 8 and runs through Feb. 12; Fridley's window is Jan. 20-Feb. 13, with St. Paul and District 196 also launching opt-in tracks this week). Districts cite community fear after the Renee Good shooting and same-day ICE incidents near schools, reporting widespread absences and students missing meals, while DHS says the operation has resulted in more than 3,000 arrests and denies "raiding" schools.
