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January 23, 2012

AP: Minn. school board hears new draft policy

by Steve Karnowski
The Associated Press

 The head of the school board in Minnesota's largest school district said the latest proposed replacement for its policy that requires teachers to stay neutral when issues of sexual orientation come up in class is much better than earlier versions, but he wasn't ready Monday night to say if he'll support it.

Chairman Tom Heidemann said he expects board to vote on the "Respectful Learning Environment" policy at its next regular meeting in two weeks. He declined to predict how that vote would go.

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