The Minnesota State college and university system will convene a work group to examine what’s being taught in its law enforcement training programs following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
Chancellor Devinder Malhotra said during Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting that the group will include faculty, campus administrators, students and community members.
Their task will be to support the “critical examination of current law enforcement curricula and pedagogy using an anti-racism and equity-focused lens,” he said.
Malhotra said that beyond reviewing law enforcement training, the system of 30 state colleges and seven universities will undergo ongoing anti-racism training and review its policies and procedures with an eye toward equity.
Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes on May 25, attended three of the system’s schools. Chauvin is white and Floyd was black.
Three other officers are charged with aiding and abetting murder.
