Fewer DPS Schools Closed Tuesday

 January 12, 2016

Mayor to visit buildings to ensure they’re up to code.

Two dozen Detroit Public Schools closed Tuesday due to a high number of teacher absences. On Monday, the district closed more than 60 schools because teachers didn’t report for work. At a rally on Monday, many teachers complained of mold and rodents making them sick. Mayor Mike Duggan says he plans to visit schools Tuesday to ensure they’re up to the city’s health and building codes.

These schools were closed as of 8:30 a.m., according to DPS:

Academy of the Americas

Bates
Bow
Burton
Carleton
Carstens 
Carver
Coleman Young
Dixon
Drew
Marcus Garvey 
Gompers
Henderson
MacKenzie
Mark Twain
Palmer Park
Pasteur
Paul Robeson
Sampson
Spain
Thirkell
Thurgood Marshall
Turning Point
Vernor

All Lapeer County public schools are closed Tuesday due to weather. In Monroe County, the following schools are also closed: Bedford, Dundee, Ida, Jefferson, Mason Consolidated, Monroe, and Summerfield.

Author

  • Pat Batcheller
    Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.

    View all posts