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Minnesota’s education agencies face a deadline Friday from the U.S. Department of Education to change its trans athlete policies. Now, more than 40 school board members from districts across the state have now openly supported complying with the DOE as the deadline nears.

The school board members penned a letter to state leaders in Saint Paul earlier this week – Education Commissioner Willie Jett, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and executive director of the Minnesota State High School League Erich Martens – urging them to comply with President Donald Trump’s administration on the issue.

“How are we protecting all students in our district. So, whether it’s in the locker rooms or on the playing field,” wrote Lisa Atkinson, a member of

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