In Feb. 4 testimony before the Michigan House Education and Workforce Development Committee, Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education Trustee Sean Cotton, testifying in his personal capacity, defended the existing “opt out” provision of Michigan’s School of Choice statute.

His testimony was in response to a package of bills that, if enacted, would force every Michigan district to participate in schools of choice and nullify the current opt out provision. The Grosse Pointe Public School System is one of several dozen districts which have consistently elected not to admit non-resident students, except in special circumstances. 

Following his Lansing testimony, Cotton offered via email the following update encouraging Pointers to contact members of the House Committee and provided links to a list of their addresses…