Cloquet schools halt forced elementary student transfer

Cloquet schools halt forced elementary student transfer

CLOQUET — The school district will halt the decades-long practice of forcing Cloquet elementary students to transfer to balance the headcount between its two elementary schools. The Cloquet School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to provide the five students selected for involuntary transfer the option to stay in their current schools. The vote came after a presentation from Superintendent Michael Cary on why the district forces students to reloc…