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Walled Lake board accepts $1.7 million under Michigan’s contested '31‑aa' grant after legal warning
Summary
After a detailed legal briefing, the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools board voted 5–1 to direct the superintendent to accept roughly $1.7 million in state 31‑aa safety funds despite concerns about a statutory waiver of privilege and possible long-term liability.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools' board voted 5–1 to direct the superintendent to accept funding under Section 31‑aa of the State School Aid Act, a one‑time package the district estimates at about $1,700,000.
The decision followed a 90‑minute briefing from Adam Blaylock, outside counsel with Miller Johnson, who told the board the statute requires districts that accept the money to "affirmatively waive any privilege" that might otherwise protect certain communications in the aftermath of a governor‑appointed, comprehensive investigation after a mass‑casualty event. "I don't like this language," Blaylock said in the meeting, calling the waiver broad and ‘‘not good for schools’’ but also describing it as…
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