An unidentified senator on the Senate floor called the nation to ‘turn this country around,’ denouncing what he called authoritarian moves by the administration and urging actions including withdrawal of ICE from Minnesota, repeal of Citizens United, Medicare for All, and a moratorium on new AI data centers.

The policy committee presented a package of policy reviews, recommending adoption of a new employee-student relationship policy sourced from MSBA to address Minnesota 'grooming' legislation, while leaving student-discipline and uniform grant guidance issues open for further work by principals and the committee.

At second reading, board members pressed for clarity in Policy 423 language that references prohibited acts under Minnesota statute 609.352. Members asked about required training and whether policy should explicitly name "prohibited act under Minnesota statute 609.352"; the board approved the policy with that clarification.

General counsel presented a rewrite of Policy 4.10 consolidating FMLA, Minnesota Paid Leave, pregnancy/parental leave and earned sick time; staff proposed employees use overlapping leave concurrently and not supplement state paid‑leave payments with accrued sick/vacation time except where required by bargaining.