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Michigan State Board of Education Asks State Legislature to Investigate Oxford High School Shooting

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OAKLAND COUNTY, MI, June 12, 2024 ~ The Michigan State Board of Education is asking the state legislature to order a comprehensive, independent review of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting.

The board voted 7-1 to urge the legislature to fund the review of the shootintg that took the lives of 17-year-old Madiyson Baldwin, 16-year-old Tate Myer, 17-year-old Justin Schilling, and 14-year-old Hanna St. Juliana. The board also is asking the legislature to mandate full and funded investigations by a team of state agencies whenever a Michigan student has died as a result of a safety-related event and make previously approved funding for children’s mental health and school safety recurring. The 2024 state budget provided 456 million for children’s mental health and school safety.


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June 12, 2024 ~ WJR Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne discusses the State Board of Education calling for an investigation into the Oxford High School shooting with Paul W. Smith.


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