Please research the following House Bills and take time to contact your local representatives and our governor to discuss how these affect our schools:
House Bill 574 affects the funding of our schools by increasing funding to charter schools instead of our public schools: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(m0nfn3ecs15xiyyb2s1uakss))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2017-SB-0574 (This bill has passed the House and the Senate, it is just waiting for Governor approval)
House Bill 4416-4419 which will allow guns in public schools: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(fufpeivx3e3ybhgjdu1nwzpr))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2017-HB-4416
Contacts regarding these issues include:
Governor Snyder
517-373-3400
517-335-7858
Find your representative or senator on these websites:
https://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/frmFindARep.aspx
https://www.senate.michigan.gov/fysbyaddress.html