Listen "‘We’ve been made invisible’: Hmong parents call for student stay-home day to demand action from St. Paul Public Schools"
Episode Synopsis
Parents at St. Paul Public School’s Hmong language and culture school are preparing to keep their kids at home Monday amid an ongoing dispute with the district over overcrowding concerns. The boycott on Monday takes place ahead of a Tuesday meeting where the school board will vote on next steps. Enrollment at the PreK-8 Txuj Ci school has grown tremendously in recent years. But the district has not been able to find enough space to keep all students under one roof. That’s led to several temporary short-term solutions that have left many parents frustrated. Tensions have boiled over to the point where some parents say they may even pull their kids from the school entirely. Sahan Journal’s Becky Dernbach has been following the story and joined Minnesota Now to share her reporting.
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