Amy Goodman
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Detroit Student: "I Want to Be Able to Go to School Without Worrying About Being Bitten by Mice"
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8:46Now PlayingAs a federal emergency is declared over lead poisoning in the Flint water supply, the state of Michigan is facing another crisis over basic servicesthis time in Detroit. Dire conditions under an unelected emergency manager have led schoolteachers to declare an emergency of their own. On Wednesday, 88 of Detroit’s roughly 100 public schools were closed in the latest mass teacher "sickouts" protesting underfunding, black mold, rat infestations, crumbling buildings and inadequate staffing. We get a report from journalist Kate Levy.
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