- Minnesota New Country School
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Coordinates: 44°31′44″N 93°54′11″W / 44.529°N 93.903°W
Minnesota New Country School Type and location Type Public Grades 6-12 Established 1993 Region Minnesota Country USA Location Henderson, Minnesota District Info Budget $1,134,775.56 Students and staff Students 114 Teachers 7 Other information Website http://www.newcountryschool.com Minnesota New Country School is a Charter school in Henderson, Minnesota, established in 1993.[1]
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History
In 1998, the school was involved in a notable legal case in which the courts ruled that the school had not violated a student's First Amendment right to freedom of speech.[2][3][4]
Daily Schedule
8:15 - 8:50 8:50 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:05 12:05 - 12:50 12:50 - 2:45 2:45 - 3:25 Advisory Time Projects Math Lunch Quiet Reading Projects Phy. Ed. References
- ^ Guernsey, Lisa; Harmon, Sonia. "America's Most Amazing Schools - Minnesota New Country School - Henderson, Minnesota". Ladies' Home Journal. Meredith Corporation. http://www.lhj.com/relationships/family/school/most-amazing-schools/?page=9. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Fister v. Minnesota New Country School - Significance". Law Library - American Law and Legal Information - Notable Trials and Court Cases - 1995 to Present. Net Industries. May 11, 1998. http://law.jrank.org/pages/12711/Fister-v-Minnesota-New-Country-School.html. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ Van Patten, James J. (2000). "A new century in retrospect and prospect". page 95. University Press of America. http://books.google.com/books?id=kTBgctdrlVAC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=%22Mary+Fister%22+%22Minnesota+New+Country+School%22&source=bl&ots=9MJeMchVa_&sig=nw8M9SN9qyX96CHR4ayVgwT0uaw&hl=en&ei=EyisTaShPOCqhAfDgbnCAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBg. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ Walsh, Mark (November 18, 1998). "High Court Rejects Student-Speech Case". Education Week - News in Brief: A Washington Roundup. Editorial Projects in Education. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1998/11/18/12fed.h18.html?tkn=ZVUFEtCBA5BbMpYAD1UT0cQnEF5d0cHvUoZb. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
External links
- Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) Henderson, Minn. at the U.S. Department of Education
Categories:- Charter schools in Minnesota
- High schools in Minnesota
- Educational institutions established in 1994
- Schools in Sibley County, Minnesota
- Minnesota school stubs
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