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Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes district-wide for January 8-9 "out of an abundance of caution" following the Roosevelt High School incident where Border Patrol agents pepper-sprayed students and detained a staff member, and the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good. Starting January 13, MPS offered optional remote learning through February 12, 2026.
The decision affected approximately 100 schools and 30,000 students, with teachers required to deliver simultaneous lessons to in-person and remote students. The teachers union stated: "The way ICE has escalated in our community has made it so that there are people who feel unsafe coming to and from school."
Other school districts followed suit: Fridley Public Schools canceled Friday classes, and St. Paul Public Schools canceled field trips to Minneapolis. Community members stationed themselves at schools to watch students, and parents at St. Paul Central High School lined sidewalks to protect students boarding buses. The school closures represented an unprecedented disruption to education caused by federal immigration enforcement operations.