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Detroit school district opens office to handle parent complaints and mediate school conflicts
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. The Detroit school district saw an increase in parent complaints about issues with their children’s schools and conflicts with staff in recent years. In response, the Detroit Public Schools Community District created a new office last year designed to handle those issues through restorative practices, which includes coaching through conflicts and checking in on parents’ well-being. The Family, Advocacy, Intervention, and Restoration, or FAIR, office uses parent coaches and DPSCD staff to help resolve issues in all of the district’s schools. Their work is also intended to boost enrollment and keep students in the district. The office handles issues ranging from facilitating restorative meetings between parents and school staff, as well as helping families navigate the student discipline process. The office was also formed to help parents properly escalate complaints through the central office, Superintendent Nikoali Vitti told Chalkbeat in an email. “School leaders also desired for more support to work with parents who are still learning effective ways to communicate their legitimate frustrations
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A Detroit Owner Asked 1.1 Million Followers to Find His Stolen $500K McLaren After a Takeover. Wayne County Can Penalize Filming Those
Ali Sobh’s McLaren was taken from the driveway behind his home in Detroit’s Boston-Edison neighborhood. The next time he saw it, someone else was spinning it in circles in front of a crowd. Sobh is a Detroit businessman with 1.1 million social media followers. He told WDIV the car is worth $500,000 and that no one else in the country owns its color. He called it a collector’s car. clickondetroit.
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Detroit designer puts a creative spin on fashion
Well Done Goods, the shop known for its apparel featuring prints made from Detroit manhole covers, is celebrating 20 years. Bethany Shorb is the designer behind the creative process of using Detroit sewer manhole covers to make unique prints. “This references the Spirit of Detroit. You might see these all...