August 20th, 20210LANSING — Despite a recommendation from the state’s top health official, the State Board of Education and the governor are still not mandating masks in schools.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun has issued a recommendation for the state to issue a mask mandate in...
August 13th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the CDC changing its recommendations on mask mandates due to the rise of COVID-19 cases, local school districts discussed back-to-school options.
Dearborn Heights’ D7 School District has been one of the few districts in the area to have allowed parents to decide whether their children would learn virtually...
November 13th, 20200LANSING — With COVID cases reaching record daily highs, many schools are experiencing outbreaks and returning to virtual learning as a result.
An outbreak is defined by the state as “two or more cases with a link by place and time indicating a shared exposure outside of a household.”
The Michigan Department of Health and...
April 20th, 20190DETROIT — Detroit schools will recognize a Muslim holiday for the first time in history, as the school board voted this past Tuesday to include the observance of Eid al-Fitr on May 25, 2020, which would have already been a day off for Memorial Day, and May 26, 2020 (a proposed professional development day for teachers). The change will...
August 29th, 20180After tests revealed elevated lead and copper levels Detroit Public Schools' drinking water, the district prompted all of the drinking water to be shut off.
The following statement was released from Dr. Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District:
I initiated water testing of all of our school...
