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Parents press district on Edsel Ford auto shop vacancy and football program; administration pledges follow-up

Dearborn City School District Board of Education · October 13, 2025
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Summary

Parents and community members raised concerns about an extended vacancy in Edsel Ford High School’s auto shop class and a toxic football-team situation; Superintendent Dr. Malayko said a recommendation to hire an auto shop teacher had just arrived and pledged administrative follow-up.

Parents and community members used the public-comment period at the Oct. 13 Dearborn City School District board meeting to press the district on two staffing-related concerns: an ongoing vacancy in Edsel Ford High School’s advanced auto shop and a separate issue affecting the Dearborn High football program.

Mayor Meredith Gordon — speaking as a Dearborn parent — said her son’s advanced auto shop class had been without a teacher for more than three weeks and that students were effectively supervised with no instruction. She described the class as a place where some…

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