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Authorities north of the Twin Cities say a 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing was found safe.
The Wyoming Police Department canceled the alert late Thursday night.
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Missing Wyoming, Minnesota, boy found safe, police say
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Elk River School Board discusses Minnesota’s transgender athlete policy, Title IX
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Minnesota’s policy on transgender athletes in high school sports is leaving parents and school boards in limbo.
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services determined in a joint finding that the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League both violated Title IX.
Federal officials told Minnesota to reverse the state’s transgender athlete policy or lose federal funding.
The debate over discrimination and Title IX protections played out in Elk River on Monday night.
The school district was preparing to request for clarification from the MSHSL and MDE through a resolution, but school board Chairman John Anderson told WCCO that, after it went through legal, the language got softened up and it lost support.
The resolution that was pulled urged the MSHSL, the MDE and lawmakers to review transgender student athletic policies for “fairness and safety in girls sports.”
Board member Mike Nordos said the intent of the resolution was to urge the state high school league to side with the federal government to keep federal money, up to $4 million.
Board member John Anderson said last year, the Rogers Girls softball team, which is in this district, played Champlin Park, which had a player he describes as a “biological male” on the team, giving what he called an unfair advantage.
A few school board members tonight disagreed.
“Let this play itself out,” Board Member Sara Weis said. “This is a debate between federal law and state law. It needs to be worked out within the courts.”
“I don’t think it is fair for girls sports,” Board Member Mindy Freiberg said. “How can you can look your daughter in the eye and say, ‘I know you’ve worked really hard and you’ve trained,’ and whatever, but it’s just not fair, or that is fair. It’s your opinion versus mine and I do stand with girls and coaches.”
A few people spoke at the podium during a public comment period during the meeting. One woman said the district is playing politics with students’ lives.
“If this board were to pursue this policy barring transgender students from playing sports, I have to ask, who is going to enforce it? Who will inspect children’s bodies and determine whether they’re allowed to play? Who will be responsible for outing students, humiliating them?” The woman said.
The Forest Lake School Board sent a letter to MDE and the MSHSL asking them to follow federal law immediately.
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British star learns Minnesotan accent from Forest Lake woman for upcoming thriller
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The Dead of Winter hits theaters Sept. 26, and audiences will see British actress Emma Thompson braving harsh temperatures, danger, and isolation in the Minnesota wilderness. Audiences will hear an unmistakable Midwestern accent — courtesy of a woman from Forest Lake.
Tracy Dooley, a Minnesotan with no film credits or coaching experience, was asked by her nephew and co-writer of the film, Dalton Leeb, to help the Oscar-winning actress master the local accent.
“I got involved in this film because of my nephew Dalton,” said Dooley. “He wanted her to talk like me.”
The film, set in rural Minnesota was filmed in Finland. So getting the accent correct was important to Leeb and Co-writer Nicholas Jacobson-Larson.
Leeb asked his aunt Dooley to send end voice clips to Thompson in pre-productions but that wasn’t quite enough.
“We Zoom called for three months and she just talked like me the whole time. It would be a couple hours at a time,” said Dooley.
Dooley flattered and a little confused believes that her accent isn’t really an accent.
“I don’t feel like I have an accent,” Dooley laughed while reflecting on her Minnesotan accent.
While Dooley doesn’t appear in the film, her influence runs through every line Thompson delivers. During those zoom calls they got to know each other well.
“I learned a lot about her life, where she was born,” said Dooley. “We talked about everything – whatever was going on in my life at that time.”
Hours spent getting to know each other, and perfecting that Minnesotan accent. The two stay in contact even after the filming is all over.
The Dead of Winter hits theaters next Friday, September 26.
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