Minnesota police group criticizes use of book at Edina school

A Minnesota police group sent a letter last month to Edina Public Schools, criticizing the use of a children’s book at Highlands Elementary School.

The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association sent a letter May 20 to Edina school district leadership, including Superintendent Stacie Stanley and the Edina School Board, regarding the use of the book, “Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice” and a play of the same name that was put on by the Children’s Theatre Company. In the letter, the police group said the book demonizes the law enforcement profession.