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Columbia Heights school board member to quit over Muslim comments
Grant Nichols, a Columbia Heights school board member whose Facebook page contained comments disparaging Muslims, plans to resign. He continues to insist that he did not write the comments.
University of Minnesota researchers in 1990 believed an intensive relationship among a mentor, student and family could keep teens from dropping out. Officials recently met to share data on 25 years of Check & Connect.
School officials told the school board Tuesday night that Metro Transit doesn't have the capacity to add enough bus services to make the change work. The school board will make a final decision in November.