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Tecumseh board ratifies conditional opt‑in for state 31AA safety funds despite privilege concerns
Summary
The Tecumseh Public Schools board ratified a conditional opt‑in to preserve eligibility for Michigan 31AA school safety and mental‑health funds, directing the superintendent to rescind the opt‑in if courts uphold a statutory waiver of attorney–client privilege.
The Tecumseh Public Schools board on Dec. 8 ratified a conditional opt‑in that preserves the district’s eligibility for state 31AA funding for school safety and student mental‑health programs while retaining the right to rescind if a court rules that a statutory attorney–client privilege waiver stands.
Superintendent Matt Hilton told trustees that Public Act 15 of 2025 (the 31AA allocation) conditions funding on a district’s agreement to comply with investigations following a defined “mass casualty” and, as written, requires waiving attorney‑client privilege in those circumstances. "Districts that accept 31 double a funding must now agree to waive attorney client privilege,"…
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