COVID-19 vaccines at the Big House; Washtenaw County Prosecutor fulfills promises; Jeff Daniels to MC Folk Fest
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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Happy Friday!
On a national scale, it has been a week. But here in Ann Arbor and in greater Washtenaw County, some major stories developed as well.
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Meanwhile, Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit made several policy changes in his first week in office, including scrapping cash bail. “The size of a person’s bank account should never determine their freedom,” he said in a statement. Washtenaw County is the first jurisdiction in the state to eliminate cash bail. Savit also announced he was rescinding “zero tolerance” policies and launching a transparency project with University of Michigan and the ACLU.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon had extended by 12 days that November order, which applied to high schools, colleges and universities. Gordon said the order was necessary to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Preschools, elementary and middle schools, as well as boarding schools, had been allowed to offer in-person learning under the order.
The three high schools Everest Collegiate High School and Academy in Clarkston, Fr. Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor and Lansing Catholic High School along with the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools said they should have been allowed to do the same, noting they use rigorous safety protocols and their infection rates are very low.