May 7th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On May 4, voters passed the $6.4 million bond proposal in the city’s D7 School District to help school enhancements.
The bond is a net zero tax increase to the community members, so the district says that residents will not see an increase in their taxes.
The bond will be split up between three large...
December 19th, 20200DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With one school district already returning to in-person learning, all districts have the same goal of returning for the second half of the year.
Dearborn Heights’ D7 School District returned to in-person learning again last week after having to pause with the rest of the state.
“We haven’t had...
November 18th, 20200With the new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services order calling for high schools to suspend in-person learning, local school districts have been forced to make tough decisions for their districts.
The Dearborn Heights District 7 School District had been the only district among Dearborn/Dearborn Heights that had allowed for...
September 19th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After a tense school board meeting on Wednesday was followed by a protest outside of the Board of Education building on Thursday morning, D7’s superintendent responded.
A parent addressed racism in the schools during an Aug. 25 Dearborn Heights City Council meeting and ever since, the district has been under...
September 18th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Tensions were high during Wednesday night’s District 7 School Board meeting when numerous parents were muted when trying to voice concerns over racism in the schools.
The cases of racism made news when Barbara Young and two of her children who are students in the district attended a Dearborn Heights City...
September 14th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights D7 School District has launched a new COVID-19 dashboard on its website, updating families of the latest on confirmed COVID-19 cases in the district.
The online tool shows that as of Sept. 11, one student and one staff member are confirmed positive for the coronavirus. As of that date, 18...
September 9th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Dearborn Heights’ D7 School District less than a week after school began.
One case was confirmed at Bedford Elementary and one case was confirmed at Annapolis High School.
Parents and guardians received letters from the principals at the end of last week...
September 4th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the school year starting off under a new normal, Dearborn Heights school boards are experiencing some hiccups along the way.
While the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much present in the community, a lot of discussions occurred over the summer on the status of children returning to school this fall. Governor...
September 1st, 20201DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During a recent Dearborn Heights City Council meeting, a parent came forward stating that her children were insulted with racial slurs while at school.
Barbara Young, mother of high school student Demarri Young and middle school student Laniya Young, came forward with both children to address these...
