Awash in poisoned water and failed leadership, Flint, Michigan now sits at the brink of a potential education disaster.
At least thats how Sheldon Neeley sees it. The state representative, a Democrat from Flint and former city councilman, is publicly calling for an influx of financial support for the citys crippled schools demanding the state rush to assist the educators (and Flints sole school nurse) who now may well bear the brunt of the fallout of the toxic water crisis.
The estimated price tag of Neeleys proposal: $10.5 million. That, says Flints superintendent, is the current debt facing the school district a debt that Neeley is asking Gov. Rick Snyder to forgive. The move would ostensibly free up funds for the future care of an e…
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