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Michigan falling behind on school safety reporting

Children in a classroom
Mercedes Mejia
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Michigan Radio
Public school in Detroit.

Parents want to know how safe their child's school is. How many incidents of bullying have happened, for example? How many kids caught with drugs or alcohol?

Well, it's been more than a decade since the state of Michigan required the reporting of school safety information, but it appears that requirement is failing.

Bridge Magazine writer Ron French recently dug into the extent of the problem.

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