Detroit may close half of its schools

[JohnBrowdie]

one problem is that they need their own police dept in the first place.

Detroit Schools opens new police headquarters
A high-tech, $5.6 million police headquarters for Detroit's public schools has opened, continuing the district's emphasis on improving safety for students and staff.

The American flag was raised Thursday over the 23,000-square-foot facility that also will serve as a command center for the 113-member department.

It took six months to build and allows the district to vacate a former car dealership that served as police headquarters for more than 40 years.

"With new, high-tech video surveillance and alarms, we will be able to respond more efficiently and effectively, creating safer campuses district-wide," Police Chief Roderick Grimes said.

Shootings have plagued the 74,000-student district.

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[Vonne]

one problem is that they need their own police dept in the first place.

I believe it was last spring, when a series of gang wars were carried out at a few high schools over control of drug dealing rights.  Actual AK-47's were involved in a few instances which unfortunately led to a number of innocent students being caught in the cross fire.

The former mayor, actually had almost a dozen police officers barricade the streets around the elementary school that his children went too, while they were coming and going on a daily basis. 

[JohnBrowdie]

do people from detroit go to afghanistan for vacation? 

[jafo2010]

Well, we have done such a fine job for Afghanistan, that perhaps we should bring some troops home to help straighten out Detroit. 

[Stan In FL]

it sounds like they are probably safer in afghanistan.