BY RICK PLUTA
Michigan Public Radio Network
The state could release funds as soon as Monday to avert a cash crisis in the Pontiac school district.
A letter last week from the state warned the district in Oakland County that it would fail to meet payroll this Friday.
Over the weekend, the state accepted a quickly re-worked deficit reduction plan crafted by the Pontiac school board.
As of this morning, there is still no plan to get the roughly 400 students in the Buena Vista district in Saginaw County back to school. District officials say they can't re-open unless the state releases its school aid payments. Governor Rick Snyder and state superintendent Mike Flanagan say there's nothing they can do.
Shawn Ramsey is a mother who said the whole situation is frustrating and unfair.
"So, they're ruining it for a lot of kids." Ramsey said.
The Buena Vista district has asked for a financial review that could result in a state takeover.
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