Minneapolis Students Told They Can Stay Home Into Feb: Report
Source: Newsweek
Published Jan 09, 2026 at 02:46 AM EST updated Jan 09, 2026 at 06:58 AM EST
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) will give students the option of learning from home through February 12 following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, according to local media citing the president of a teachers union.
The school district, which has an enrolment of about 29,000 students, had previously said there would be no classes for the rest of the week “due to safety concerns” after Wednesday’s shooting.
According to Fox 9, Marcia Howard, the president of the Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE), wrote on Facebook that students will be given the option to learn from home through February 12. According to KSTP Eyewitness News, on Wednesday, the district said e-learning is only allowable for severe weather. MPS is yet to comment.
“This is an OPTION and exactly what so many families need right now,” Howard wrote in the post. “MFE members brought this to MPS and MPS listened. Let’s stay strong together Minneapolis.” The Department of Homeland Security has previously said that ICE “does NOT raid or target schools.”
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