Judge grants Minneapolis teachers temporary restraining order halting in-person teaching for some
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A weekend temporary order allowed some Minneapolis Public School District (MPS) teachers and staff to not return to in-person work Monday due to Covid-19 concerns, according to court documents..
MPS staff were expected to return to in-person teaching Monday, but a ruling from Hennepin County District Court Judge Susan Robiner said that staff and teachers who had accommodations to work from home or were in the process of applying for them did not have to return with the rest of the staff, according to the order obtained by CNN affiliate WCCO.
Court: District must accept Minneapolis teachers work-from-home accommodation requests
The court says Minneapolis Public Schools can t require staff to return to work in person if they have accommodations or are in the process of getting them. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 6:30 PM CST February 1, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Just a week before many elementary students return to in-person learning and with elementary school staff expected to return Feb. 1, the Minneapolis teachers union received a victory in Hennepin County District Court.
On Saturday, the court granted a limited temporary restraining order prohibiting Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) from requiring staff to return to work in person on Monday if they have obtained accommodations to work from home or if they are in the process of getting them.
The Minnesota Attorney General’s office filed a request with the Minnesota Court of Appeals Thursday, asking for intervention in the Hennepin County District Court’s refusal to hold a single trial in.
Prosecutors, led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, are appealing to the Court of Appeals to rejoin the trials of the four fired Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
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