Tag: Buena Vista Township

State of Michigan finally gets its priorities straight, releases funds to reopen Buena Vista schools

State of Michigan finally gets its priorities straight, releases funds to reopen Buena Vista schools

Facing withering criticism from all fronts, the Snyder administration finally sorted out its priorities and has released money to reopen the Buena Vista schools that have been closed due to lack of funds.

Details along with a statement from Congressman Dan Kildee await you after the jump.

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Day 4: Buena Vista schools still closed due to lack of funds. Why hasn’t Governor Snyder acted?

Day 4: Buena Vista schools still closed due to lack of funds. Why hasn’t Governor Snyder acted?

Just not raining hard enough in Buena Vista Township, I guess… This is front page of the Buena Vista School District website this morning. While it says that school will be closed on Thursday, apparently nobody has been to work yet today, either, because the school is still closed today. This is the fourth day the school has been closed […]

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Buena Vista, Michigan school district closes doors, has no money despite teachers willing to work for free

Buena Vista, Michigan school district closes doors, has no money despite teachers willing to work for free

Yet somehow they’ll blame the teachers…

The Michigan township of Buena Vista, in the news recently for its racist Township Clerk, is back in the news today with the announcement that the school district has closed its doors over a month before the end of the school year. Why? Turns out the school district had taken $580,000 in state funding for a program for incarcerated youths that it no longer runs. With an outstanding bill of $400,000, the state cut off its funding and it now has no money.

The district’s 27 teachers had agreed to work without pay for a week while the district sorted out its mess but, this morning, the schools were closed.

Details after the jump.

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Buena Vista Township officials pass resolution calling for resignation of Clerk who used racist slur

Buena Vista Township officials pass resolution calling for resignation of Clerk who used racist slur

Time to go now, Ms. Platko

Last night, the Buena Vista Township Board passed a resolution calling for the resignation of Gloria Platko for calling Township Supervisor Dwayne Parker an “arrogant nigger” on a phone call with Interim Township Manager Dexter Mitchell.

Details after the jump.

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