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Tale of bounced $47 check is symbolic of Detroit district's dysfunction

Aug. 19, 2009
16-year-old girl had difficulty getting district to make good on the check

From The Detroit Free Press: After hearing how difficult it was for a 16-year-old girl to get the Detroit school system to reimburse her for a $47 district check that had bounced, a newspaper columnist wonders how the district will be able to resolve its larger financial problems.

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