§ 123.34

Frye v. Independent School District No. 625 · 1993 1 citation

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Grinolds v. Independent School District No. 597 · 1984 4 citations

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Minnesota Education Ass'n v. Bennett · 1982 2 citations

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Hinckley v. School Board of Independent School District No. 2167 · 2004 1 citation

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State Ex Rel. Quiring v. Board of Education of Independent School District No. 173, Mountain Lake · 2001 1 citation

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Lucio v. School Board of Independent School District No. 625 · 1998 1 citation

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Klein v. Board of Education · 1993 2 citations

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Blaine v. Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 · 1993 2 citations

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State Ex Rel. Buys v. Independent School District No. 891 · 1986 1 citation

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Johnson v. Robbinsdale Independent School District No. 281 · 1993 2 citations

Education of children is of vital importance to our society. See, e.g., Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 222-223, 102 S.Ct. 2382, 2397, 72 L.Ed.2d 786 (1982). Education is an essential government function. See Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 493, 74 S.Ct. 686, 691, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954) (“education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments”). Minnesota’s compulsory education statute reflects the centrality of public education. Principals are the persons who control, supervise and govern public schools. Minn. Stat. § 123.34. While principals must adhere to rules set by the board of education and the school board, they have broad authority over the format of educational programs employed in public schools. Id. Thus, principals have significant governmental power over public education and the students they supervise.

Education of children is of vital importance to our society. See, e.g., Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 222-223, 102 S.Ct. 2382, 2397, 72 L.Ed.2d 786 (1982). Education is an essential government function. See Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 493, 74 S.Ct. 686, 691, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954) (“education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments”). Minnesota’s compulsory education statute reflects the centrality of public education. Principals are the persons who control, supervise and govern public schools. Minn. Stat. § 123.34. While principals must adhere to rules set by the board of education and the school board, they have broad authority over the format of educational programs employed in public schools. Id. Thus, principals have significant governmental power over public education and the students they supervise.