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.