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Hello! I’m Lori Higgins for Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.

Hannah has a story about a charter school authorized by the Detroit school district that serves youths detained in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. The DPSCD board recently approved a one-year renewal for the charter school, which is considered a strict discipline academy. Change could be coming for the school, though, as Wayne County is considering other options for educating the students. You can read more here.

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Wayne County will consider new schooling options for its juvenile detention facility

DPSCD recently approved a one-year contract with the charter that operates in the juvenile detention facility. Wayne County officials say they will consider other options for educating kids in detention.

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