School leaders across Metro Detroit address reopening concerns amid COVID surge

DETROIT – Michigan health officials are tracking rising COVID numbers across the state and numbers are expected to continue to rise following holiday gatherings.

Many parents of school-aged children are wondering if their kids will be returning to in-person classes next week. Local 4′s Nick Monacelli sat down with several superintendents to discuss their thoughts on returning to class or going virtual.

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• Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs bill so non-teaching staff can work as subs

New law allows non-teaching staffers to work as substitute teachers

A new law allows non-teaching school staffers to work as substitute teachers.

Across Metro Detroit, and across the country, teacher shortages have kept kids out of the classroom. A new bill signed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hopes to fix that.

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