Minnesota Rule 3525.2435 Effort to
locate parent:

Reasonable efforts shall be made to locate the parent.
These may be made through documented phone calls,
letters, certified letters with return receipts, and visits
to the parent's last known address.)

Minnesota Rule 3525.2440 Surrogate parent appointment:

The district shall appoint the surrogate parent when:

1. The parent, guardian, or conservator is unknown or unavailable

2. The pupil is a ward of the commissioner of human services or

C. The parent requests in writing the appointment of a surrogate parent. The request may be revoked in writing at any time.