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Detroit public schools install new laundry machines to combat chronic absenteeism
Read full article: Detroit public schools install new laundry machines to combat chronic absenteeismThe Detroit Public Schools Community District is putting new washers and dryers in all its schools in an effort to increase attendance.
Lawsuit: Detroit public schools officer fired after reporting sexual harassment
Read full article: Lawsuit: Detroit public schools officer fired after reporting sexual harassmentA former Detroit Public Schools Community District police officer has filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against the district.
Detroit Public Schools Community District cancels classes Wednesdaty due to frigid temperatures
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District cancels classes Wednesdaty due to frigid temperaturesThe Detroit Public Schools Community District has canceled classes for Wednesday due to frigid temperatures.
Detroit Public Schools Community District cancels classes Tuesday due to frigid temperatures
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District cancels classes Tuesday due to frigid temperaturesThe Detroit Public Schools Community District has canceled classes for Tuesday due to frigid temperatures.
Metro Detroit music teacher accused of sexually assaulting children
Read full article: Metro Detroit music teacher accused of sexually assaulting childrenA music teacher was charged with criminal sexual conduct involving children and weโre learning how far back the concerns went in one school district.
Detroit Public Schools Community District released results of its 2023 state assessments
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District released results of its 2023 state assessmentsAccording to the district, the state assessment results demonstrate across-the-board improvement and outpace statewide and county improvement.
Detroit Public Schools Community District hosts open houses ahead of school year
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District hosts open houses ahead of school yearThe Detroit Public Schools Community District is preparing families for the school year by hosting open houses during August.
Detroit Public Schools Community District launches 12 health hubs to address chronic absenteeism
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District launches 12 health hubs to address chronic absenteeismDetroit Public Schools Community District is launching 12 health hubs designed to address the behavioral, mental, and physical needs of students and their families over the next three to four years.
Parents sue Detroit Public Schools Community District for failing to report child abuse
Read full article: Parents sue Detroit Public Schools Community District for failing to report child abuseThe parents filed a lawsuit against DPSCD and Moses Field Elementary School principals, alleging coverup of child abuse. They announced the lawsuit during a press conference Thursday.
Detroit Public Schools Community District is eyeing staffing cuts as COVID funding comes to an end
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District is eyeing staffing cuts as COVID funding comes to an endFrom the looks of it, the windfall from all of that COVID funding has ended at Detroit schools. Now, the district is eyeing staffing cuts, and the plan isn't going over well.
Family, friends say their final goodbyes as 18-year-old athlete is laid to rest in Detroit
Read full article: Family, friends say their final goodbyes as 18-year-old athlete is laid to rest in DetroitFamily and friends said their final goodbyes Thursday to the Northwestern High School student who suffered cardiac arrest during a basketball game.
Detroit high school senior who went into cardiac arrest during basketball game dies
Read full article: Detroit high school senior who went into cardiac arrest during basketball game diesLocal 4 news has learned that the Northwestern High School senior who went into cardiac arrest during a basketball game has died.
Why good attendance is more important than you may think
Read full article: Why good attendance is more important than you may thinkSchool is all about learning and so much more. Itโs where friendships are made, and a place to discover new interests and experiences. Every school day counts, and that is why we spoke with Detroit Public Schools Community District about the importance of good attendance.
Family, friends attend prayer vigil for teen who went into cardiac arrest during basketball game in Detroit
Read full article: Family, friends attend prayer vigil for teen who went into cardiac arrest during basketball game in DetroitCartier Woods, 18, a Detroit Public Schools Community District student, has been in critical condition since the game Tuesday night.
โI cant believe itโ: Student sufferers cardiac arrest during basketball game in Detroit
Read full article: โI cant believe itโ: Student sufferers cardiac arrest during basketball game in DetroitCartier Woods is on life support, and his family is asking for prayers after the Northwestern High School seniorโs heart stopped on the basketball court during Tuesday nightโs game against Douglass High School.
Live at 7 on Local 4+: Kimberly Gill hosts Detroit townhall on school attendance crisis
Read full article: Live at 7 on Local 4+: Kimberly Gill hosts Detroit townhall on school attendance crisisFor the past month Iโve been doing stories highlighting the issue of chronic absenteeism in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
DPSCD resource center helping families keep Detroit students in class
Read full article: DPSCD resource center helping families keep Detroit students in classChronic absenteeism is an ongoing problem that Detroit Public Schools Community District tackles with many different resources to address the root causes for absenteeism including socioeconomic issues and transportation issues.
Detroit high school students speak with an astronaut that is currently orbiting earth
Read full article: Detroit high school students speak with an astronaut that is currently orbiting earthIt was no ordinary day for Davis Aerospace Technical High School students who got a chance to speak with an astronaut whoโs currently orbiting the earth.
Abandoned Detroit elementary school to be knocked down in emergency demolition after catching on fire twice
Read full article: Abandoned Detroit elementary school to be knocked down in emergency demolition after catching on fire twiceThe city of Detroit is set to demolish an abandoned elementary school this week after catching on fire twice.
How districts in Troy, Detroit are taking steps to protect students this school year
Read full article: How districts in Troy, Detroit are taking steps to protect students this school yearWith everything going on in the world today we spoke with parents to find out what their concerns are with their childrenโs safety when theyโre not there to protect them.
Officers make โseveral arrestsโ after shots fired post-dismissal at Pershing High School in Detroit
Read full article: Officers make โseveral arrestsโ after shots fired post-dismissal at Pershing High School in DetroitOfficers said they made โseveral arrestsโ and took the shooter into custody after shots were fired following dismissal at Pershing High School in Detroit.
Ways people are making mental health a priority and why itโs so important
Read full article: Ways people are making mental health a priority and why itโs so importantDr. Brandi Pritchett-Johnson is a psychologist and owner of the Diane Morgan Group in Southfield. She sees clients for all different reasons.
DPSCD will dismiss students 3 hours early Tuesday due to high temps
Read full article: DPSCD will dismiss students 3 hours early Tuesday due to high tempsThe Detroit Public Schools Community District will dismiss students three hours early Tuesday (May 31) due to high temperatures, says Assistant Superintendent of Communications Chrystal Wilson.
Church sues Detroit public schools for $25M over abandoned school building
Read full article: Church sues Detroit public schools for $25M over abandoned school buildingWhen Power of Praises church leased the old Bellevue school from the Detroit Public Schools Community District in 2013, the building was a mess.
First-grade student found wandering more than half a mile away from Detroit school
Read full article: First-grade student found wandering more than half a mile away from Detroit schoolA first grade student at Fisher Magnet Lower Academy was found wandering more than a half a mile away from the school
Bus driver charged after boy killed while crossing street in Detroit: โThis could have been preventedโ
Read full article: Bus driver charged after boy killed while crossing street in Detroit: โThis could have been preventedโThe family of a 13-year-old boy who was struck and killed while crossing the street is speaking out after the bus driver was charged.
Bus driver didnโt activate stop lights for 13-year-old Detroit boy who was killed by car, police say
Read full article: Bus driver didnโt activate stop lights for 13-year-old Detroit boy who was killed by car, police sayA Detroit bus driver has been charged because she didnโt turn on the safety stop lights for a 13-year-old boy who was struck by a car and killed while crossing the street, officials said.
Expo highlights programs at Detroit high schools for prospective students
Read full article: Expo highlights programs at Detroit high schools for prospective studentsThere are thousands of eighth grade students in the Detroit school district, and officials want just as many to attend high school in Detroit.
Lawsuit: Mother of 6-year-old boy found out through Facebook that son was attacked on school bus
Read full article: Lawsuit: Mother of 6-year-old boy found out through Facebook that son was attacked on school busThe mother of a Detroit public schools student learned through social media that her son had been punched, thrown and sat on during an attack on a bus, according to a lawsuit.
Cellphone video from inside Detroit school shows chaos before teacher was injured
Read full article: Cellphone video from inside Detroit school shows chaos before teacher was injuredA Detroit public schools teacher was transported to a hospital and treated for a โlight concussionโ after breaking up a fight between students.
Homicide investigation underway after Detroit public schools officer dies trying to stop fight
Read full article: Homicide investigation underway after Detroit public schools officer dies trying to stop fightA Detroit Public Schools Community District public safety officer died Thursday after trying to stop a fight near Henry Ford High School, according to officials.
Detroit public schools officer dies after trying to stop fight near Henry Ford High School, police say
Read full article: Detroit public schools officer dies after trying to stop fight near Henry Ford High School, police sayA Detroit Public Schools Community District public safety officer is dead after trying to stop a fight near Henry Ford High School, according to Detroit public schools.
Parents, teachers raise concerns about proposal to close several Detroit public schools
Read full article: Parents, teachers raise concerns about proposal to close several Detroit public schoolsA proposed plan to close more than a dozen schools within the Detroit Public Schools Community District is being met with resistance from the community.
Superintendent: Detroit public schools wonโt reconsider mask mandate until at least mid-March
Read full article: Superintendent: Detroit public schools wonโt reconsider mask mandate until at least mid-MarchThe superintendent of Detroit public schools said the district will wait until at least mid-March to consider removing its mask mandate.
Detroit schools superintendent addresses skepticism of $700M plan to update schools
Read full article: Detroit schools superintendent addresses skepticism of $700M plan to update schoolsThe Detroit Public Schools Community District rolled out a plan to pour $700 million into improving facilities over the next two decades.
Plan proposes $700M on new Detroit schools, upgrading existing buildings
Read full article: Plan proposes $700M on new Detroit schools, upgrading existing buildingsThe future of dozens of Detroit school buildings will be examined as part of a 20-year improvement and investment plan by the cityโs public school district.
Detroit schools will shift to virtual learning in case of heavy snow, superintendent says
Read full article: Detroit schools will shift to virtual learning in case of heavy snow, superintendent saysThe Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to shift to virtual learning in the case of heavy snowfall this week, the superintendent said in a statement Tuesday.
Detroit public schools will shift back to virtual learning if snow makes travel treacherous
Read full article: Detroit public schools will shift back to virtual learning if snow makes travel treacherousAs COVID case numbers continue a downward trend, Detroit Public School Community District students were back in the classroom after starting off the year with remote learning.
District: 92% of Detroit public school students ready to return to in-person classes
Read full article: District: 92% of Detroit public school students ready to return to in-person classesOfficials with the Detroit Public Schools Community District said 92% of students have already returned their consent forms to show theyโre ready to return to in-person classes.
Detroit public schools shift to remote learning as COVID cases surge
Read full article: Detroit public schools shift to remote learning as COVID cases surgeLeaders of the stateโs largest school district, Detroit Public Schools Community District, made the call to keep all 50,000 students home until Jan. 14, in hopes the number of COVID cases will be down by then.
Some Michigan schools expecting omicron surge go online, cancel classes
Read full article: Some Michigan schools expecting omicron surge go online, cancel classesThe continued rise in coronavirus cases across Michigan and an expected surge following Christmas and the New Year is extending the holiday break for some students.
Detroit schools close through Wednesday for COVID-19 testing
Read full article: Detroit schools close through Wednesday for COVID-19 testingAll Detroit schools will be closed through Wednesday during the first week of January so that teachers and staff can be tested for COVID-19 amid a statewide spike in cases.
Detroit public schools cancel classes Monday-Wednesday to configure COVID plan
Read full article: Detroit public schools cancel classes Monday-Wednesday to configure COVID planIn-person and virtual classes have been canceled for Detroit public schools next week as the district conducts widespread COVID testing and works to establish a learning plan amid an ongoing virus surge.
Detroit schools closed next week for additional days of cleaning, Thanksgiving break
Read full article: Detroit schools closed next week for additional days of cleaning, Thanksgiving breakDetroit Public Schools Community District will close all schools and central office locations on Monday (Nov. 22) and Tuesday (Nov. 23) of next week.
Michigan school districts scramble to make changes as state leads country in new cases of COVID
Read full article: Michigan school districts scramble to make changes as state leads country in new cases of COVIDSchool districts are scrambling to make changes as Michigan leads the country in new cases of COVID-19.
Detroit public schools shift to remote learning on Fridays in December for health amid rising COVID cases
Read full article: Detroit public schools shift to remote learning on Fridays in December for health amid rising COVID casesThe Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is shifting to online learning on Fridays in December for mental health relief amid rising COVID-19 cases, the district announced Wednesday.
Detroit school dismisses students early after food fight leads to multiple physical fights
Read full article: Detroit school dismisses students early after food fight leads to multiple physical fightsA Detroit high school was dismissed early Tuesday after a food fight during lunch led to multiple physical fights and sparked a police investigation.
Count Day in pandemic: How Detroit public schools, parents are getting kids counted
Read full article: Count Day in pandemic: How Detroit public schools, parents are getting kids countedAny other year, Count Day would be a day where millions of dollars would be hanging in the balance for Michigan school districts, but this time around is different thanks to the pandemic.
Detroit schools look to hire amid shortage of of security guards
Read full article: Detroit schools look to hire amid shortage of of security guardsโItโs a great opportunity for those that want to make a difference in our schools and support our students,โ said superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti.
Second largest school district in US issues vaccine mandate for students -- Will Detroit schools follow suit?
Read full article: Second largest school district in US issues vaccine mandate for students -- Will Detroit schools follow suit?Conversations about vaccines, masks and other protocols will likely be a main focus during the entire 2021-22 school year.
Detroit teachers raise concerns after COVID outbreak in football team
Read full article: Detroit teachers raise concerns after COVID outbreak in football teamAn outbreak at Renaissance High School within the football team has caused concern among some Detroit Public Schools Community District teachers.
Educators in Michigan prepare to combat learning loss as students return to the classroom
Read full article: Educators in Michigan prepare to combat learning loss as students return to the classroomSchool districts across Michigan are preparing for students to return to the classroom after the pandemic forced many to attend school virtually.
Detroit public schools, teachers reach agreement to return to classrooms
Read full article: Detroit public schools, teachers reach agreement to return to classroomsThe Detroit Public Schools Community District and its teachers have reached an agreement to return to classrooms for in-person learning under updated COVID safety standards.
Low vaccination rates could impact Detroit school funding
Read full article: Low vaccination rates could impact Detroit school fundingDetroit will see an increase in funding of about $27 million. That money could go a long way to help repair buildings, replace books and equipment and set the district on a better path forward.
Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district reckless in Mumford studentโs drowning
Read full article: Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district reckless in Mumford studentโs drowningA criminal case has been dropped against a Detroit teacher who was charged in connection with the February 2020 drowning death of a 15-year-old student at Mumford High School.
Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district at fault in Mumford studentโs drowning, not swimming teacher
Read full article: Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district at fault in Mumford studentโs drowning, not swimming teacherA criminal case has been dropped against a Detroit teacher who was charged in connection with the February 2020 drowning death of a 15-year-old student at Mumford High School.
Detroit public schools offers summer learning, enrichment courses
Read full article: Detroit public schools offers summer learning, enrichment coursesDetroit Public Schools Community District is opening its doors as the go-to for summer learning and enrichment -- and any student in Metro Detroit can attend.
More than $1 billion in federal funding to help Detroit Public Schools Community District get students safely into classrooms
Read full article: More than $1 billion in federal funding to help Detroit Public Schools Community District get students safely into classroomsThe district announced Thursday morning it will receive about $1.2 billion in federal funding.
Detroit Public Schools Community District to receive federal funding to help get students safely back into classrooms
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District to receive federal funding to help get students safely back into classroomsThe district announced Thursday morning it will receive about $1.2 billion in federal funding.
Detroit public schools offers $15K bonuses for special education teachers
Read full article: Detroit public schools offers $15K bonuses for special education teachersThe Detroit Public Schools Community District is offering a recurring bonus of $15,000 for certified teachers to teach students with special needs.
Detroit Public Schools Community District: Schools can resume in-person learning May 24
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District: Schools can resume in-person learning May 24Schools within the Detroit Public Schools Community District will be allowed to resume in-person learning starting Monday, May 24.
Detroit Public Schools Community District pauses face-to-face education
Read full article: Detroit Public Schools Community District pauses face-to-face educationThe Detroit Public Schools Community District had a special board meeting Thursday night to discuss coronavirus, community spread and how it might impact education.
Michigan school districts face difficult decisions surrounding in-person and virtual learning
Read full article: Michigan school districts face difficult decisions surrounding in-person and virtual learningWith cases surging school districts all across the region including Detroit Public Schools Community District have decided to go virtual this week.
Metro Detroit parents prepare to vaccinate teens, urge other parents to do same
Read full article: Metro Detroit parents prepare to vaccinate teens, urge other parents to do sameAs COVID numbers continue to skyrocket, one Ann Arbor family is thrilled to be preparing to have the youngest members finally get vaccinated.
Urban explorer discovers unsecured personal files inside abandoned Murphy Academy in Detroit
Read full article: Urban explorer discovers unsecured personal files inside abandoned Murphy Academy in DetroitDETROIT โ An urban explorer discovered unsecured files containing personal information inside the permanently closed Murphy Academy in Detroit. We relinquished all student data and building access back to the Detroit Public School District after it closed. Murphy AcademyDetroit Public Schools Community District emailed the charter school in Sept. 2018, sharing photographs of the records they took from Murphy Academy. Detroit schools believed they collected everything. Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictThe other question left to answer is: How could the school be broken into?
CDC halves distance requirements in schools from 6 to 3 feet
Read full article: CDC halves distance requirements in schools from 6 to 3 feetThe CDC now said the science supports reducing the minimum recommended space between students as long as everyone is wearing a well-fitting mask. Under the new guidelines, students in elementary school can now sit three feet apart instead of the previously recommended six feet -- as long as everyone is wearing a mask. โThese recommendations are specific to students in classrooms with universal mask wearing,โ said CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. However, six feet of distance is still recommended in several situations, including:Between all adults, or adults and students. pic.twitter.com/w3lHKrO3fu โ CDC (@CDCgov) March 19, 2021The new guidelines will help some schools get back to face-to-face learning, especially where population and space is an issue.
What to know as Detroit public schools resume in-person learning
Read full article: What to know as Detroit public schools resume in-person learningDETROIT โ In-person instruction resumed Monday at Detroit Public Schools Community District buildings. Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti estimates only about 1,000 of the returning students will receive full face-to-face instruction right now. READ: In-person learning resumes today at Detroit public schoolsAdSome teachers are still teaching remotely, even if their students are at the school. Students will either have supervision from a teacher or an adult if they are physically at school. READ: Detroit public schools say there arenโt enough teachers to meet the demand as schools reopenWatch the videos above for the full report.