As Flint struggles with its toxic water crisis, the Detroit Public Schools system is facing a major crisis of its own — and the two issues share a common link: The Detroit Public Schools’ emergency manager was formerly Flint’s emergency manager who had praised the decision to tap into the polluted Flint River for the city’s water source.
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Teachers in Detroit have been protesting the deplorable conditions of their schools and on Wednesday staged their biggest “sick-out,” where teachers refused to work to bring attention to the matter. This forced 88 of the city’s 97 public schools to close, according to the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Facebook page.
