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Grosse Pointe Public School System | |
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Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public school district |
Motto | Excellence in Education: Learning and Leading for Today and Tomorrow. |
Grades | K-12 |
Established | December 23, 1921 |
Superintendent | Jon Dean |
Accreditation | North Central Association Michigan EdYes! |
Schools | 2 High Schools 3 Middle Schools 7 Elementary Schools |
Budget | $109,790,237 |
Students and staff | |
Students | 8,153 |
Athletic conference | Macomb Area Conference |
Other information | |
Address | 389 St. Clair |
City | Grosse Pointe |
County / State | Wayne County, Michigan |
Website | www.gpschools.org |
The Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) is a school district headquartered in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in Metro Detroit. [1]
High schools:
Middle schools:
Elementary schools:
Preschools:
In June 2019 the school board voted to close Poupard Elementary School and Trombly Elementary School as the numbers of students had declined. [2]
GPPSS policy is governed by the seven-member Board of Education and administered by the Superintendent.
Grosse Pointe Public School was the subject of a video posted by Click On Detroit Local 4, a Detroit TV station, that had gone viral. The video showed a teacher who had recently resigned giving a speech at board meeting, exasperated at the incompetence of the elected board members, having made terrible decisions in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. [4]
After having the free lunch edict put in place, many of the school were switched to cheaper food suppliers, who in turn supplied lower quality food that was then consumed by a number of students. After a total of three months of the free lunch edict being put into place, a total of 32 students had missed school or failed to report on time due to food poisoning.
Another incident occurred were a white mother was caught using the n-word several times on a school board meeting, much to the shock of many of the fellow school board members. This was all due to mainly her offspring using the n-word and being suspended. [5]
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