D7 School superintendent responds to allegations of racism in district schools

September 1st, 20201 DEARBORN 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...

California school district has contract with firm linked to ICE

October 16th, 20181 A small school district in affluent Marin County in California, serving about 2,000 youngsters in the bucolic West Marin towns of Fairfax and San Anselmo, has contracted with Thomson Reuters — a firm linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — to check on the residential status of its students. Ross Valley School...

Dearborn Heights’ Crestwood schools undergoing major renovations

November 23rd, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Crestwood School District's facilities will look very different for students and faculty going back to school next fall. Major renovations to buildings across the school district are well underway, following the passing of a $35 million bond last May that's set to thoroughly replace damaged property,...