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In today's newsletter:

  • Former Minnetonka school employee sentenced after explicit messages to 15-year-old girl
  • How a Minnetonka para is turning classroom experience into a teaching license.
  • How a new task force responds after shooting near Minnetonka's game

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

1. Former Minnetonka school employee who sent 15-year-old girl sexually explicit photos sentenced (cbsnews.com) — A former Minnetonka school hall monitor has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and five years' probation for sending sexually explicit messages and photos to a 15-year-old girl. The case, tied to Eagle Ridge Academy and a Minnetonka high school, includes sex offender registration and treatment requirements, and authorities urge anyone aware of other possible victims to contact child exploitation hotlines.
   

2. Bemidji State elementary ed program provides path to teaching licenses for paras (bemidjipioneer.com) — A paraprofessional at Tanglen Elementary in Minnetonka is among the first to use Bemidji State's new apprenticeship-style program that turns classroom experience into credit toward a K-6 teaching license. The three-year, work-while-you-study pathway lets paras stay in their current schools, pair with mentors, and count on-the-job time as student teaching, helping districts statewide address teacher shortages.
   

3. Ramsey County launches task force to address youth violence (cbs3duluth.com) — Minnetonka families should know that a new metro-wide task force is forming after a shooting injured two people outside Eden Prairie's homecoming football game against Minnetonka. Ramsey County's sheriff links several recent incidents to a mobile group of about 300 youths and says coordinated law enforcement is needed to curb further violence across Twin Cities suburbs.
   

4. Minnesota's new gangs look different, but what pulls kids in hasn't changed, gang researcher claims (cbsnews.com) — Minnetonka residents are connected to a recent shooting where two teens were injured outside Eden Prairie High School's homecoming football game against Minnetonka, which police believe was gang-related. Experts and law enforcement say newer, social-media-driven gangs are fueling Twin Cities violence, and they argue that prevention must focus on belonging, mentors, and targeted intervention alongside policing.
   

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