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ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020

View of Detroit from the Windsor sky camera on July 31, 2020 at 8:37 p.m. (WDIV)

Detroit police officer files $10M wrongful arrest lawsuit against Warren police

DETROIT – A Detroit police officer filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Warren Police Department claiming he was wrongfully arrested. Officer Donald Owens said he was discriminated against during the ordeal.

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The report paints officer Owens as belligerent, non-compliant and possibly drunk, but he said that’s not what happened and his attorney claim the officers lied in that report.

Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 94,697; Death toll now at 6,368

4 Fast Facts

  • Metro Detroit schools are scrambling to get their hands on the technology they need to make sure students can learn remotely this fall. Click here to read more.
  • Detroit Waldorf School is working to create a safe in-person learning environment for students. Click here to read more.
  • In Ann Arbor, there’s a new plan to crack down on the parties as students arrive at the University of Michigan for the 2020-21 school year. Click here to read more.
  • There are some tough lessons being learned by school districts and families who thought they had solid plans in place for the fall. Click here to read more.

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Frontline workers struggle with burnout amid pandemic

Health care workers, especially those on the frontlines in the fight against coronavirus, are experiencing burnout at alarming rates.

It’s a silent crisis hiding in the shadow of the pandemic and it can potentially harm patients, the doctors and nurses themselves.

Whitmer signs Michigan return-to-learn COVID-19 school bills package

The Michigan governor has signed a bipartisan “Return to Learn” package of bills outlining instructional requirements for the 2020-2021 school year.

Under the new law, Michigan schools that deem it safe to provide in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic would have to prioritize the option for K-5 students. It will also largely base districts’ state funding on last year’s pupil count to account for enrollment uncertainty in coming weeks.

How to get your student back on track to start the school year

The term “summer slide” refers to the academic skills students temporarily forget over the summer. This year, people are calling it the “COVID slide,” because it began all the way back in March.

With Michigan schools preparing to resume, how can parents help students get back on track to start the semester?

6-year-old Warren girl declared cancer-free

A 6-year-old Warren girl was declared cancer-free after undergoing months of treatment for the disease.

In the times of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, occasions are celebrated with socially distant drive-by parties. That was just fine for Torian Thomas.

Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19

New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.


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Kayla is a Web Producer for ClickOnDetroit. Before she joined the team in 2018 she worked at WILX in Lansing as a digital producer.

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