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Hamtramck School Board approves elimination of two skilled maintenance positions and urges restoration of Section 41 funding
Summary
The Hamtramck School District board voted to eliminate two skilled maintenance positions, citing district needs; members also passed a resolution urging the Michigan Legislature to restore Section 41 bilingual and English‑learner funding and directed the superintendent to notify state leaders.
At a board meeting, the Hamtramck School District board voted to eliminate two skilled maintenance positions and approved a separate resolution urging the Michigan Legislature to restore Section 41 bilingual and English‑learner funding in the 2025–26 school budget.
Board members debated whether removing two long‑vacant maintenance posts would weaken the district’s ability to respond to multi‑person repair needs. An unidentified board member said the change worried them because "for building for something that comes up to our building that needs to be fixed or it takes more than 1 person to fix" and cautioned that some repairs require more than one worker. The…
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