Moorhead Public Schools

Moorhead Area Public Schools enrollment down slightly

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – Moorhead Area Public Schools enrollment is down slightly this year. The school year began yesterday with 7,378 students. That’s 88 students less than last school year. The number does not include preschool students. The largest class in the district is 12th grade with 613 students. There are 512 students in this year’s kindergarten class. “We are excited…

LIVE: Delicious Veggies at Moorhead Schools leave kids wanting more

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) — It’s a common refrain from parents: their kids won’t eat their vegetables. But thanks to new programs at Moorhead Schools, kids are coming home wanting more. Parents in Moorhead have said that their kids have been requesting vegetables they’ve never liked before like brussel sprouts and broccoli, cooked exactly like the magicians at Moorhead Area Public…

LIVE: Moorhead High Students talk importance of Black History

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) — As Black History Month comes to an end, students from Moorhead are getting together to celebrate. Moorhead Speaks is an event dedicated to raising awareness, and inspiring positvie change through discussions, performances, and reflections on Black history and it’s impact today. For the students, sharing stories of Black history from the perspective of those it has…

MSUM Announces Full Ride Tuition For Moorhead High School Students

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State University Moorhead has announced a partnership with Moorhead Area Public Schools. Moorhead Scholars program hopes to keep high-performing Moorhead students in the community by offering to cover any remaining tuition costs at MSUM after all available gift aid has been applied. Starting with the class of 2025, Moorhead students must meet the following criteria…

Update: Moorhead teachers union apologizes for campaign postcard confusion

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The union representing teachers in the Moorhead Area Public Schools is apologizing for a political brochure that makes it appear two school board candidates are being endorsed by the Moorhead Area Public School District. The brochure recently appeared in Moorhead Public School area mailboxes. It endorses two people running for the school board and includes the…

Moorhead Police Staffing Shortages Force Them To Pull School Resource Officers For the Fall

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Due to lack of officers, Moorhead Police Department is withdrawing all school resource officers from Moorhead Public Schools. That’s for at least the first half of the academic year. Moorhead Public Schools each have stationed a school resource officer within their building, but due to staffing shortages those titles have been stripped. “Going back to 2014…

West Fargo Cancels School And Activities Tuesday, E-Learning for Moorhead, UND Opening 2 Hours Late

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is calling off classes and activities on Tuesday due to the forecasted winter st0rm. The day of instruction will be made up on Friday, April 19. An email from the district says they are concerned about their ability to get learners to and from school safely. The West Fargo Sports Arena will…

Police groups begin petition drive asking Gov. Walz to call special session

ANOKA, Minn. – Leading law enforcement organizations have launched a petition drive as they continue pushing Gov. Tim Walz to call a special session to fix what they call an unclear new state law on when school-based officers can use certain restraint holds on students. House Speaker Melissa Hortman, in a letter to city officials in the Anoka-Hennepin School District…

Confusion over new state law leads to removal of officers from schools

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Parents are looking for more clarification on a new state law as Moorhead Police pull school resource officers from all public schools. Legal counsel has interpreted that a section of the education bill may prohibit any physical contact from an SRO that “controls” a student. SROs could face civil and criminal penalties for violating the law….