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4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. A PACK SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT IN OXFORD, WITH BOTH PARENTS AND
STUDENTS ADDRESSING SCHOOL
SAFETY. TONIGHT’S MEETING
STARTED WITH THE BOARD
ANNOUNCING AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW
OF LAST NOVEMBER. SCHOOL
SHOOTING WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNTIL ALL CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
LITIGATION IS OVER. AND ONCE
AGAIN THE DISTRICT DECLINING.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESTLES
OFFER FOR A THIRD PARTY REVIEW.
PAMELA OSBORNE WAS AT TONIGHT’S
MEETING. PAMELA THIS ALSO TURNED
INTO AN EMOTIONAL NIGHT FOR MANY
OF THE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE.
THAT’S RIGHT. SO SAFETY AND
SECURITY PROCEDURES CERTAINLY
WERE A BIG PART OF TONIGHT’S
MEETING. BUT FOR THE STUDENTS
WHO PACKED INTO THAT LIBRARY,
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS AND
HOW THEY THINK THEY SHOULD BE
REMEMBERED. HANNAH WAS UNIQUE.
SHE DANCED HER OWN DRUM. JUSTIN
WAS SMART BEYOND HIS YEARS.
HILARIOUS WITHOUT EVEN TRYING. I
WON. WHEN I LOOK AT PICTURES OF
TODAY I SEE A PERSON WHO LOVED
LIFE AND SAW THE POSITIVE IN
EVERY SITUATION AROUND THIS
WORLD KNOW HER AS A GIRL WHO
DIED, NOT A GIRL WHO LIVED IN
MADISON, BALDWIN LIVED. OXFORD
STUDENTS SHARED THEIR MEMORIES
AND THOUGHTS ABOUT A PROPOSED
MEMORIAL PLANNED FOR HANNAH
SAINT JULIANA. TATE MERE JUSTIN
SCHILLING AND MADISON BALDWIN.
SHE DESERVES A MURAL. A STATUE
OF GARDEN ANYTHING AND
EVERYTHING TO PROVE TO THE WORLD
THAT SHE IS MORE THAN JUST
ANOTHER VICTIM OF ONE OF THESE
SENSELESS, PREVENTABLE SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS, THE ENTIRE ROOM STOOD
IN SILENCE IN SUPPORT, LISTENING
CLOSELY TO WHAT THEY WANTED,
WHICH WASN’T IN LINE WITH WHAT
THE EXPERTS THAT DISTRICT
CONSULTED WITH RECOMMENDED. WE
ARE THE ONES WHO WALKED INTO THE
SCHOOL EVERY DAY WHERE WE KNOW
OUR FRIENDS TOOK THEIR LAST
BREATH. NOT THIS SCHOOL
CONSULTED EXPERTS, EXPERTS
THOUGHT MEMORIAL WITH THE FACES
OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST COULD BE
A TRIGGER. I FORGOT MY BEST
FRIEND’S FACE IS A TRIGGER. BUT
WHO? BECAUSE I LOOK AT IT. EVERY
DAY. THEY SAY THEY CAN’T IMAGINE
A MEMORIAL WITHOUT THE PORTRAITS
OF THE CLASSMATES THEY LOVE AND
CONTINUE TO MISS EVERY DAY OF
THEIR FACES WOULD BE REASSURING
TO MANY WHEN WE HAVE BEEN
DEPRIVED THEM IN OUR SCHOOL AND
OUR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PAST
THREE MONTHS. MY BEST FRIEND
DESERVES MORE THAN A CHOOSE
HANDED IN LIFE, AND SHE ALSO
DESERVES MORE THAN A FACES
BANNER AND ASSIGNED TO
MEMORIALIZE HER. SO HERE IS WHAT
THE DISTRICT HAD DISCUSSED
PUTTING A BANNER UP ABOVE THE
GYM WITH ALL OF THEIR NAMES ON
IT, AS WELL AS HEART ALSO TALKED
ABOUT PUTTING A PLAQUE IN THE
SENIOR COURTYARD IMPLANTING FOR
CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES, THE
SUPERINTENDENT HERE SAYING AT
THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS NOT
A DECISION THAT HE IS ABLE TO
MAKE ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE. HE
WANTED INPUT AND STUDENTS
TONIGHT CERTAINLY GAVE HIM A
LOT. TO CONSIDER REPORTING LIVE
IN OXFORD. I’M PAMELA OSBORNE
LOCAL 4 SURE. DID HER RIGHT, PAM
TO FIFTH GRADERS IN LIVONIA ARE
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
EATING MARIJUANA INFUSED GUMMIES
AT SCHOOL. THIS HAPPENED
YESTERDAY AT GRAND RIVER ACADEMY
IN LIVONIA. THAT’S THE SAME
SCHOOL WHERE A KINDERGARTNER
BROUGHT AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK TO
CLASS LAST MONTH. SCHOOL SAYS
ONE OF THE FIFTH GRADERS BROUGHT
THE GUMMIES TO CLASS WITH HIM,
SHARED IT WITH A FRIEND. BOTH
WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL OUT
OF PRECAUTION SCHOOL RELEASED
THE STATEMENT READING IN PART
WHILE EDIBLES LIKE THESE LOOK
LIKE CANDY, THEY CERTAINLY ARE
NOT. AND PARENTS NEED TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THESE
KINDS OF PRODUCTS OUT OF THE
REACH OF THEIR CHILDREN. WHILE
WE TRY TO KEEP IN EYE ON
EVERYTHING OUR STUDENTS BRING TO
SCHOOL. THAT’S SIMPLY NOT
POSSIBLE. WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND
PARENTS. WE HAVE A ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BRINGING
BANNED ITEMS TO SCHOOL. THE
STATE’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAS DECIDED TO START BEFORE
LABOR DAY, THE DETROIT SCHOOL
BOARD PASSING THAT CHANGE TO THE
CALENDAR TONIGHT, MARK MCDONALD
IS I’VE ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE.
SO MARTIN THE BOARD EXPLAIN WHY
THEY’RE MAKING THIS CHANGE. BIG
CHANGE. YOU YOU KNOW, KIMBERLY,
THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION ABOUT
THIS TONIGHT. AMONGST THE SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS. THIS WAS SIMPLY
PART OF WHAT’S CALLED THE
CONSENT AGENDA, AND THEY PASSED
IT. BUT DR VD HAS TALKED ABOUT
THE WHYS OF WHAT HE THINKS THIS
IS A GOOD IDEA. LET ME SHOW YOU
TYPICALLY DPS CD STARTS AFTER
THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, BUT THIS
YEAR, THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS
THE STUDENTS BACK A WEEK EARLIER
ON AUGUST 29TH. HIS REASONS ARE
MANY, INCLUDING WHAT HE SEES AS
A VEHICLE FOR STUDENT
RECRUITMENT. AHEAD OF THE ALL
IMPORTANT OCTOBER COUNTY. MORE
STUDENTS IN SEATS MEANS MORE
FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOLS. BUT
THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS AS WELL
. ONE OF THE STRATEGIES BEHIND
STARTING EARLY IS TO END EARLY,
WHICH WE HEARD THAT FROM ANOTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT, OR WE, UH RUN
SCHOOL MUCH MUCH LATER THAN
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN METRO
DETROIT. THE ISSUE WITH THAT.
NOT ALL DPS CD BUILDINGS HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING AND IT CAN
BECOME SWELTERING. BUT THE
PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF THE
DETROIT FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
FELT STRONGLY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS
TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TONIGHT AND
TELL THEM IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA
FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT NOW IT’S TOO
MUCH OF A RUSH. THE BIGGER ISSUE
IS THE FACT THAT TRADITIONALLY
OUR STUDENTS HAVEN’T SHOWN UP
UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY, EVEN WHEN
SCHOOL STARTED AFTER LABOR DAY,
SO WE START SCHOOL BEFORE LABOR
DAY THAT INCREASES THE
LIKELIHOOD OF US NOT MEETING THE
75% THRESHOLD. IN ORDER FOR IT
TO COUNT AS A DAY OF
INSTRUCTION. BACK HERE. LIVE
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHAT THE
SCHOOL BOARD DID TONIGHT WAS SAY
YES TO A PARTIAL CALENDAR.
THERE’S STILL HASHING OUT THE
REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE’RE
LIVE ON DETROIT’S EAST SIDE
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD.
LOCAL 4. WE WILL STAY TUNED AS
THEY SAY, HEART, MARA. THANK YOU
. TOMORROW THE UNITED STATES
SENATE WILL VOTE ON ABORTION
RIGHTS BILL THAT WOULD MAKE THE
PROTECTIONS IN ROE V. WADE A
FEDERAL LAW SENATOR GARY PETERS
SAYS LOSING THOSE RIGHTS WOULD
BE CATASTROPHIC. WHEN WE GOT TO
THE OTHER HOSPITAL AND DOCTOR
SAID I HAVE TO DO THIS
IMMEDIATELY. OR YOU COULD LOSE
YOUR UTERUS. AND IF WE WAIT ANY
LONGER, YOUR LIFE COULD BE
TAKEN. AND IF ROE VERSUS WADE IS
OVERTURNED, AND THE MICHIGAN LAW
IS IN A PLACE, WHICH DOES NOT
ALLOW FOR AN ABORTION UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES. IT WOULD BE
ABSOLUTELY CATASTROPHIC FOR
FAMILIES THAT GO THROUGH
SITUATIONS LIKE WE DID IN THE
PAST, AND IT’S SIMPLY
UNACCEPTABLE. I THINK THE
SENTIMENT IN MY CONFERENCE IS
FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE DEALT WITH
AT THE STATE LEVEL IF WE ARE, IN
FACT CONFRONTED WITH THE FINAL
SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT
THROWS THIS ISSUE BACK AND
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. THE SENATE
BILL IS EXPECTED TO FAIL WITH NO
REPUBLICAN SUPPORT. MEANWHILE
THE SENATE DID, THOUGH PASS
BIPARTISAN BILL GIVING MORE
SECURITY PROTECTION TWO SUPREME
COURT JUSTICES SINCE THE DRAFT
LEAKED PRO CHOICE ACTIVISTS HAVE
BEEN PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE HOME
OF JUSTICES SAM ALITO AND BRETT
KAVANAUGH. MICHIGAN HOUSE AND
SENATE VOTES TO SEND A PROPOSAL
TO CHANGE THE STATE’S TERM
LIMITS TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN HAS
BEEN AMONG THOSE PUSHING FOR
THAT CHANGE. TODAY YOU CAN SERVE
SIX YEARS IN THE HOUSE AND EIGHT
YEARS IN THE SENATE FOR 14
YEARS, AND THE FIRST THING EVERY
LEGISLATOR DOES THE DAY THEY GET
THERE IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MANIPULATE THE SYSTEM TO GET TO
14 YEARS. I RUN FOR THE HOUSES
MANY YEARS OF SENATE THIS MANY
YEARS. SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK
AND RUN FOR THE HOUSE. IT’S A
REVOLVING DOOR WHERE PEOPLE
AREN’T PAYING ATTENTION TO THEIR
JOBS. WE FELT LIKE REDUCE IT
FROM 14 YEARS TO 12 YEARS, BUT
STAY IN THE HOUSE THAT YOU’RE IN
AND FOCUS ON YOUR JOB APPROVED
BY VOTERS. STATE LAWMAKERS WOULD
ALSO BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE
THEIR PERSONAL FINANCIAL
INFORMATION STARTING IN 2024.
ONE OF THE JORDAN’S LARGEST
EMPLOYERS REPORTED PROFITS DOWN
MORE THAN 50% FROM THIS TIME
LAST YEAR. DAN GILBERT’S ROCKET
COMPANIES, THE PARENT COMPANY OF
ROCKET MORTGAGE, REPORTED $1
BILLION IN PROFIT THIS QUARTER.
THAT’S DOWN FROM 2.8 BILLION IN
THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. THE
DROP COMES AMID RISING INTEREST
RATES AND LESS DEMAND FOR
REFINANCING. LAST MONTH, ROCKET
MORTGAGE ANNOUNCED IT WAS
OFFERING VOLUNTARY BUYOUTS TO 8%
OF ITS EMPLOYEES. CRAIN’S
DETROIT REPORTS. THE MOVE COULD
COST 50 TO $60 MILLION. MICHIGAN
STATE UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS
PROFESSOR MAKING HISTORY TONIGHT
THE U. S SENATE VOTING TO
APPROVE LISA COOKS NOMINATION OF
THE FEDERAL RESERVE, MAKING HER
THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE
ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE
VOTE WAS ALONG PARTY LINES WITH