Detroit Public Schools Community District will forfeit $2.2 million in state funds after failing to meet a 75% attendance threshold on several days last school year. The Michigan Department of Education confirmed the penalty. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said, per Chalkbeat, the law penalizes schools in communities with high poverty rates and widens existing funding gaps.
State records show DPSCD dipped below the attendance threshold on 11 days last school year.
The State School Aid Act allows penalties when less than 75% of enrolled students attend school on any instructional day. The state superintendent can waive the fines in certain situations, like storms or epidemics…