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New Michigan school superintendent: Keep Benton Harbor High open
Newly minted Michigan schools superintendent Michael Rice says the state should not close Benton Harbor High School.
That doesn’t necessarily mean the school will remain open, but his statement to Bridge on Thursday appeared to be a crack in state officials’ previously unanimous public stance that the troubled school might have to shut down.
In an interview in his office on his seventh day on the job, Rice minced no words in expressing his position on the controversy.
When asked if the high school should close, Rice answered with one word:
“No.”
Read more: https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/new-michigan-school-superintendent-keep-benton-harbor-high-open