Several Minnesota school districts are still scrambling to find new venues to host graduation ceremonies after the University of Minnesota abruptly announced in October that it would no longer do so at Mariucci Arena.
There are a few other districts announcing they have agreed to rent other spaces, including U.S. Bank and the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena at St. Thomas University, both of which come with a significant cost increase.
“This is the last thing that those school districts needed right now, especially from another state institution,” said Sen. Michael Kreun. He has two school districts in his legislative district, including the state’s largest – Anoka-Hennepin…