INSIDER
Ice skaters, hockey players say Livonia schools don’t recognize them for varsity letters
Read full article: Ice skaters, hockey players say Livonia schools don’t recognize them for varsity lettersA petition in support of the Livonia Figure Skating Club becoming a sport has more than 1,300 signatures, but still no official response from the school district.
Lawsuit: 2 young girls sexually assaulted by vision specialist at Metro Detroit schools
Read full article: Lawsuit: 2 young girls sexually assaulted by vision specialist at Metro Detroit schoolsA federal lawsuit has been filed against two Metro Detroit school districts and some administrators after two young girls said they were sexually assaulted by a vision specialist in separate incidents.
ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Nov. 7, 2020
Read full article: ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Nov. 7, 2020Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump. Here we are tracking Nov. 3, 2020 General Election presidential race results for each state. The Michigan State House and Senate Oversight Committees will be in session Saturday to discuss the ballot counting process. This comes after the Republican National Committee chair called for an investigation into the Michigan ballot-counting process. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 201,569 as of Friday, including 7,513 deaths, state officials report.
Livonia Public Schools halts in-person instruction for middle, high schoolers until Nov. 16
Read full article: Livonia Public Schools halts in-person instruction for middle, high schoolers until Nov. 16“Today, we have made a determination after extensive review, consultation and recommendation from the health department, to pause in-person instruction for our middle schools and high schools until Monday, November 16th. This means students at our middle and high schools only will participate in remote learning for the week ahead,” wrote Oquist. Today, we have made a determination after extensive review, consultation and recommendation from the health department, to pause in-person instruction for our middle schools and high schools until Monday, November 16th. This means students at our middle and high schools only will participate in remote learning for the week ahead. Based on this individual review, it was determined that a pause for in-person instruction at middle and high school levels was warranted.
Livonia reopens school playgrounds, Dog Park after Michigan stay home order lifted
Read full article: Livonia reopens school playgrounds, Dog Park after Michigan stay home order liftedLIVONIA, Mich. – The city of Livonia is reopening its school playgrounds starting Tuesday, a day after the Michigan governor lifted the state’s stay-at-home order. The playgrounds and track and field areas at Livonia Public Schools have been closed for two months since the coronavirus pandemic hit the region. The city of Livonia alone has seen more than 800 COVID-19 cases and 155 deaths related to the virus. Thanks so much for your patience while our school playgrounds and tracks were temporarily closed during the governor's stay-at-home order. — Livonia Schools (@LivoniaDistrict) June 2, 2020The city also announced it will open the Dog Park at Bicentennial Park on Tuesday.