Huffington Post news articles, in his final speech he revealed that when he first entered his job in 2011, he was
told to "blow up the district and dismantle it." If he ordered building stripped of doors and all security to keep
crime out, then he certainly achieved what he was instructed to do. However, the online version of that article
has removed those comments. No one has admitted to being the individual who ordered him to “blow up the
district and dismantle it.”
Questionable School Closures
One example of a questionable closure was Oakman Elementary, which was at 99.2% capacity when it shut its
doors. Further information will show how neighborhoods declined based on Robb and Robert’s decisions.
Families are especially impacted when more than one school closes in a neighborhood. However, if the reader
remembers the photos of Oakman from 2013, here are the photos of Oakman now.
The neighborhood has changed.
Southwestern was closed by then Emergency Manager Roy Roberts due to “low enrollment," but the Education
Achievement Authority (which Roberts now sits on the board of) is currently expanding one of its southwest
Detroit elementary schools to include high school grades, arguing that there aren't enough options in that area.
Something seems off if DPS is closing schools because there aren't enough students and then the state-run
district is opening a new school in the exact same neighborhood because there are too many students and not
enough options.
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