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Board members were tasked with reviewing the district's dress code at their meeting on Monday, April 25, and member John Steffl took exception to the part of the policy that places hat-wearing at the discretion of school building administrators. “One thing leads to another,” he said. “We’re going to have bigger fish to fry down the road by allowing some of this stuff.”
Detroit Lakes School Board member Kylie Johnson tendered her resignation from the board at its Monday night meeting — to accept a position as the district's new human resources director. "I can't think of a happier reason to be walking away," Johnson said. Former board member Dr. Tom Seaworth was appointed to fill Johnson's seat for the remainder of her term, which ends Dec. 31.
Members of the Laker Transitions team, Karen Nudell and Wendy Fritz, outlined the program’s development and recent renovations to their facility at a Monday, Jan. 24 meeting of the Detroit Lakes School Board.
A new program recently implemented at Detroit Lakes High School to assist older students with special needs, Laker Transitions will soon be moving into the old Solutions LLC building on West River Road. The program is designed for students aged 18-21 to obtain the job training and life skills necessary to make the most of their post-graduation career opportunities and live as independently as possible.