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Minnesota Teachers Endorse ‘Respectful Learning Environment’ Policy For All Students | Minnesota’s bullying-riddled Anoka-Hennepin School District is on the verge of approving a new “Respectful Learning Environment” curriculum that would replace the troublesome “neutrality” policy, which prevents teachers and staff from discussing LGBT issues with students. On Monday, the teachers union in Anoka-Hennepin endorsed the new policy, agreeing that it “works for students and we definitely can work with that.” The school board will vote on the measure next Monday and is expected to pass it. Rolling Stone magazine recently profiled the anti-gay rhetoric that plagued the district and the rash of suicides that resulted from it.

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