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    Name: Jean Comtois on Nov 20, 2002
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: This is a necessary matter and should be implimented immediately
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    Name: Lady-Marqui Brown on Jan 18, 2003
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    Comments: I believe that they should cut the pay of the staff because they themselves are not doing their jobs to provide students like me with the proper education. Even though I am not in the DPS System I was a product of miseducation because by the time I got to highschool I did not know everything there was to know when I reached a higher level of education. Therefore, I think they should.
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    Name: Angelena Jolly on Jan 19, 2003
    State:
    Country: US
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    Name: Darius Cole on Jan 24, 2003
    State:
    Country: US
    Comments: I am a former student of coffey middle school
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    Name: John Doe on Feb 11, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Cynthia Williams on Mar 13, 2003
    State: MI
    Country:
    Comments: I am not happy with the Detroit Board of Education switching a public meeting from 3-19-03 to 3-13-03. I had requested to be on the 3-19-03 Agenda. My topic continues to be on why the schools kick special education students out of school due to behavior issues. My son, 12 years old, less than 60 pounds, born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome have behaviorial issues which are consistent to the characteristics of FAS. He can be taught but training and comprehension for him is difficult. I am upset that this board would have the audocity to secretly convene a meeting and not inform those, at least not me, of a meeting.
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    Name: Kwesi Amanfrafo on Mar 19, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: This petition is semi-literate. Whichever educator "writes" this poorly should be first on the list for staff reductions.
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    Name: Floyd Brantley on Mar 25, 2003
    State: MI
    Country:
    Comments: I am in disagreement with this whole proposal because the DPS system is by far the worst school system that I have seen thus far. instead if them "streamlining", what needs to be done if more accountability of school spending. If they are going to cut down staffing then then they need to begin at the top.
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    Name: Michala Joseph on Apr 15, 2003
    State: FL
    Country: US
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    Name: Jihad Scoot on Apr 16, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Sarah Dutton on May 2, 2003
    State:
    Country: US
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    Name: Marie Williams on May 10, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Shena Hill on May 18, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Armani Twitty on May 22, 2003
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    Name: Angelena Jolly on May 24, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Teresa Golston on Jun 9, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: CATHRYN JONES on Jun 12, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: I ATTENDED DPS FOR MY 12 YEARS OF SCHOOL. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF MY FAVORITE CLASSES AS WELL AS THE TEACHER WAS BEING TERMINATED. I AM DEEPLY DISTURBED BY THIS. I WAS ALSO DISTURBED BY THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS TERMINATING FRENCH, ARTS, AND HOME EC CLASSES. THE BOARD IS ALWAYS CLAIMING THEY NEED MORE TEACHERS, BUT NOW THEY ARE FIRING THEM. THAT DOES'NT MAKE ANY SENSE. THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE.
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    Name: Tim Anstett on Jun 17, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: There's way too many administrators in D.P.S. and some are using school funds for personal gain. Find these crooks and get rid of them.
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    Name: Archie R. Lawrence Jr. on Jun 26, 2003
    State: MI
    Country:
    Comments: I thank you for informing me.
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    Name: Carmen Sims on Jun 27, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments:
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    Name: Robin Parham on Jul 7, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Wifred Anderson on Jul 16, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: I feel that the board of ed have let the children down by admitting pre-thru-5th grade mix with elementary students, I have seen so much sexual harassment that it is hard to believe that the board is trying to help the children. We are allowing Dr.burnley and others who are not in touch with the schools make discission on the students and what he is doing is setting everyone young childern up for a life in prison. Just look at ll the incidents that are flooding into you board police department if you do not believe me.
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    Name: Artie Courtney III on Jul 24, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: April 23, 2003 Whomever Cares, Hello dear reader. In this letter I will be as informal as I can, but I will be brief considering other more pressing issues occurring in the world today. But I do ask that you read this letter in it’s entirety. My name is Artie D’Angelo Courtney III. I am now a husband and father of three. One month ago I turned 24 years old. This is my second birthday to pass and I do not have custody of my children. My children were taken from my wife and I, by the state of Michigan, for reasons that still to this day I do not understand. If you can just imagine for a minute, a man who comes from a family of 12 children, a crime ridden city and also poverty. But this man met a woman, a woman sent to him from GOD above, a woman whom gave this man hope and a since of pride. Then they had a son. And no matter what this man had experienced before, he set out to show this son all the complete opposites of what he had seen. So immediately this man and his woman packed up their things, moved from this diseased city and went to college to further insure their families success. This was this mans life’s mission. And requirements of this mission were to embrace his family in every way. Meaning there was no time for anything else but family. This man spent many a hour teaching his son, loving his wife and providing for his home in which his woman and he thought was the basis for a successful family. The stresses of this new life soon showed it’s signs. The two eventually split. This man went back to this city . In the weeks he was away many tragic events occurred, including, the supposed conception of his second son by another woman. At this point this man saw he was once again allowing this city to consume him. He called his woman and told her of his occurrences, and the two negotiated a truce. But now this man had another child to save from destruction. His woman knowing the severity of this task also accepted it as her own. After two years of planning (this child was being introduced into this mans home as a son and brother, he was there more than with his biological mom) his birth mother signed him over to his father. With no toys, no food and no clothing. Just signed over. For this mans family this was a great achievement. All that was left was for the courts to sign the papers. Then tragedy struck. Approximately six weeks into this new living arrangement the child had a seizure. He was rushed to emergency care and treated. One day later this child’s biological mother reached the hospital with all kinds of stories of how the fathers then girlfriend had made prior statements that when she received chance she was going to injure this child. This coming from a mother, whom if even minutely investigated, would have been found to be a liar and also unfit to raise a child even by her own definition. (She had signed him over and established her unwillingness to care for this child in contract.) But immediately this man and his woman were accused of abuse. This being, contrary to the doctor’s prior beliefs. The girlfriend was arrested on trumped up charges so that the couple’s biological child could be stripped from the house, while, the father was being distracted by state workers at the hospital. This father beginning to see what was occurring rushed home to witness these events. The father being uncharged was told “it is too late, the order is in, you can not get your son from the state car.” This was later found to be unconstitutional. At this point their lives were flipped upside down. They were tried and denied even the littlest bit of respect or services, then stripped of their parental rights by a judge aspiring to be a Supreme Court Judge, a child lawyer and firm partner set to become a judge, a state worker with little to no experience in this field and an assistant prosecutor one case away from being promoted to the Michigan’s Drug Czar Division. Based solely on the res ipsa loquitor theory. Which basically means if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck then it is a duck. No evidence was presented to support this theory, just a lot of smoke and mirrors being preformed in such a prestigious establishment as the Michigan Probate Court. It was this family against the system. In the midst of the case the two married. College students, both drug free, both tax paying citizens, both majoring in child development fields. If you can image this, you can imagine me. And yes these are true events of my life. So someone whom cares can see how these turn of events can, not only, destroy the hopes and dreams of an aspiring family, but also throw off this families whole agenda to the point where they lost their home, all their memories and also the right to raise any other children, including, the daughter the boar only two days after the judgment was signed. Someone whom cares could never let these injustices go unwarranted. Someone whom cares would reach into the depths of their resources to see if this is at all factual and try to right this wrong. If are not someone whom care I am sure that you know someone who does. PLEASE PASS, DON’T TRASH. If you are someone whom cares you can contact me at acourt58@icqmail.com. P.S. We were a loving family. My wife nor I could never hurt a child. All we ask is to be reunited. Thank you for caring, Mr. Artie Courtney III
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    Name: Cecil Williams Jr. on Aug 19, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Ebony Green on Aug 25, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Tyrone James on Aug 27, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: Need information about adult education (Nursing)
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    Name: Tiffany Smith on Oct 4, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: i think the board should cease because thats just my opinion
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    Name: Paul Bass on Oct 10, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Tara Holley on Nov 4, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: Yes, I have a 5th grade nephew who attends Courville Elementary School in Detroit, MI on Neveda St. I am having a very hard time locating a tutor for this child through DPS or any other service, would you please assist me in helping this young person find assistance with his studies, because he is our future and we would not want to fail him. I have searched everywhere, even tried to contact the school, received no answer when calling the school at 313-369-2512. Please send me some help with finding a tutoring aid for this child who is failing the 5th grade. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from someone regarding this very urgent matter.
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    Name: Nathaniel Crawford II on Nov 4, 2003
    State: DE
    Country:
    Comments: I WAS BORN AND RAISED NEAR DOWNTOWN DETROIT. MY FIRST SCHOOL WAS DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY AND THEN WHITNEY YOUNG MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.. I'M IN THE AIR FORCE NOW BUT IN THE FUTURE I'M PLAN TO COME HOME AND FINISH MY LIFE AND I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN(S) TO SEE HOW THE DPS IS AND WAS RAN WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. WHATEVER I CAN DO TO HELP IN THE DETROIT AREA LET ME KNOW!!!
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    Name: Shanell Petticord on Nov 4, 2003
    State:
    Country: US
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    Name: Bert Javenkaskiey on Nov 9, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Emmanuel Grayson on Nov 12, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: i need to be in school at mackenzie high school
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    Name: Audriene Novak on Dec 10, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: Children need to be in a class with no more than 25 students. They need structure.Why can other districts have small class size and Detroit cannot
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    Name: Charlene Alexander on Dec 18, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Ronald Clark on Dec 29, 2003
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Chanelle King on Jan 29, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Chanelle King on Jan 29, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Chanelle King on Jan 29, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Tamre Davis on Jan 31, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Jean Chaplain on Mar 22, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Shawn Robinson on Jun 13, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: DONELLA GORDON on Jun 13, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Kelly Alford on Jun 23, 2004
    State: OH
    Country: US
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    Name: THOMAS J JACKSON on Jul 3, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: THESE LAY OFF IS A VIOLATION OF OUR SIGN COLLECTED BARGAINING AGREEMENT. IT IS ALSO A VIOLATION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THE 14TH AMENDMENT,FREEDOM OF CONTRACT AS GAUARNATEED BY THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE.
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    Name: Ronda Ellis on Jul 10, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: why use teachers as a tool for the mistakes of upper management
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    Name: Ronda Ellis on Jul 10, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: why use teachers as a tool for the mistakes of upper management
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    Name: Crystal Rogers on Aug 19, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: when do school start back
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    Name: Cheris Ringo on Aug 30, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
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    Name: Celeste Hernandez on Dec 3, 2004
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: PLEASE, if anyone knows that children need structure, need CONSISTENCY, NEED discipline, you must know this applies to you also. Parents are also being jumbled around in this mess! OUR job is to keep our kids in school, make is so that they want to go, stay IN school, study, do WELL and GRADUATE, the ultimate goal for high school parents. Please don't make our children think the 'higher ups' do NOT know what they are doing EVERY year by shifting around some of our BEST TEACHERS IN THE COUNTRY right here in the Detroit Public School system. How can we as parents stay dedicated to our children's educational future if teachers don't know from month to month that their own jobs aren't secure What effects one, effects the next and so on. MY children love going to school, I am lucky, but there are SO MANY other families where kids feel it's not worth the time. Sure, it starts at home, but WE cannot do this alone. WE NEED OUR TEACHERS to feel secure so as they teach, they know they will be there to finish the lessons they planned for our students. That's alot of extra hours of effort teachers DO NOT get paid for yet it's part of their job. What a waste to see all that education go to waste!
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