Michigan has 321 million dollars available for school safety improvements, but dozens of districts are refusing to accept the money because it requires them to cooperate with state investigations after a mass casualty event. For one Oxford father whose daughter was killed in the 2021 school shooting, the pushback is not just disappointing. It is infuriating.
Steve St. Juliana, whose 14 year old daughter Hana was shot and killed at Oxford High School, said he cannot believe districts would turn down money meant for safety simply to avoid outside scrutiny.
