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Osseo Schools to Pay $61,500 Over Assistant Principal’s Harassment of 9-Year-Old, With 5 Years of State Monitoring

State investigators found the district violated Minnesota civil rights law by failing to stop the misconduct.

Overview

  • The agreement requires a written apology to the former student, a listening session with her family, and reforms to prevent harassment and discrimination.
  • The Minnesota Department of Human Rights will monitor the district’s compliance for five years and mandates training on enforced anti-harassment policies.
  • Investigators said the assistant principal told the fourth-grader he could not stop looking at her, sought contact with her, and rested his head on her shoulder.
  • MDHR reported the district received credible complaints from parents, teachers, and students yet took no meaningful action to halt the behavior.
  • The assistant principal resigned in August 2022, no criminal charges were filed in the case, and the parents withdrew their daughter from the district.