Lansing and DPS; transgender students in bathrooms

Part 1: Lansing and DPS

Another day, another guilty plea the in the Detroit Public Schools corruption scandal.  All this as Lansing lawmakers debate how to save the Detroit Public School system.

A millionaire ringleader pled guilty but so did a number of trusted principals. Why many in the state Capitol still don't trust the people of Detroit to run their own schools.

On the panel:

Rep. Pete Lucido (R-Macomb County)

Wanda Akilah Redmond, Detroit Board of Education member

Josh Landon, FOX 2 reporter and Denby High School alum.

Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Bridge Magazine writer, veteran reporter. 

Part 2: Transgender students in bathrooms

Danger in the bathroom is a reason some oppose new proposals to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice.

State school officials are concerned about transgender bullying for those children while others are concerned about the effects on other students.

On the panel:

Bre Anne Campbell, transgender activist, Trans Sistas of Color Project

Dr. Richard Zeile, state board of education member.

Rep. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake)

Dr. Gerald Scheiner, psychiatrist.

Part 3 On the Road

Charlie Langton asks metro Detroiters about how they feel about transgender students in schools.