BY RICK PLUTA & JAKE NEHER
There could be a solution in sight to allow 400 students in Saginaw County's Buena Vista district to finish out the school year after classes were abruptly cancelled. The plan will be presented Tuesday evening to the local school board.
Classes are officially over in Buena Vista. But eligible seniors will graduate, and other students will advance a grade. And students and teachers could still return to classrooms next week.
That's under a plan to use federal funds to run voluntary "skills camps" that focus on reading, math, and writing. The Buena Vista superintendent said it's a creative solution that would allow students to finish out the school year.
Kirk Floyd graduated from Buena Vista high in 1987, and said his district's plight is heartbreaking.
"Anything will help, you know, right about now." Floyd said.
Classes were scrubbed after state aid payments were stopped because the district owes too much money. The district has also requested state intervention to help fix its finances.
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