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Wrenshall finds a way to avoid federal vax mandate, elects Bergman chair

​​While businesses sweat out a pending Supreme Court decision on Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the Wrenshall school board found and took advantage of a loophole Monday night. At its first regular meeting of the year, board members voted to not include themselves as employees of the district, putting it below the 100-employee threshold for the mandate called for by President Joe Biden. Before Monday, Wrenshall’s employee count was 101.

The Minnesota School Boards Association has been prepping districts across the state to put policies in place that would adhere to a mandate should it survive the c...