NOLAN OUT LOUD

Nolan Out Loud: Oxford parents seek more transparency on school's crisis plan

Oxford parents, others push for schools to be more open about their emergency response plans.

Nolan Finley
The Detroit News

Parents of Oxford High school shooting victims say they have struggled to get information about the school's emergency response plans and how they were executed during the November, 2021 tragedy. State school board Trustee Nikki Snyder is proposing reforms that would make it easier to access that information. Kaitlyn Buss talks to the parents about how the new laws would aid their healing process. See her column.

SCOTUS weighs school choice

Five Michigan families are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will hear their argument that the state's ban on sending state tax dollars to private schools is unconstitutional. Read the basis for their lawsuit.

Afraid of RFK Jr.

Democrats continue to obsess over the threat third party candidates present to President Joe Biden's reelection hopes. And they are determined to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot in places such as Arizona and Nevada, where they see his impact as potentially the greatest.

ETC.

Some critics say the new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion rules at the state Supreme Court will lead to discriminatory practices.

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