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Elissa Slotkin: “More than 20 school buildings are sitting empty.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Senator Slotkin Speaks on the Senate Floor on Flint Water Crisis

Published | Video Starts at 11:42

Flint schools paid a heavy price. Test scores dropped dramatically. Special needs request requests spiked. Enrollment in Flint schools plummeted from 8,500 students in 2020 and 2012 to less than 3,000 this year. More than 20 school buildings are sitting empty. Both Britney's kids still suffer from recurring seizures almost 12 years after the crisis began. Her son Jabari has extreme anxiety and issues with his memory. He began struggling in school around her. (11:42–11:45)

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Asserts that over 20 school buildings in Flint are currently unused.

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