"One by one, they confessed their crimes: six Detroit principals admitted cheating their students for money and gift cards — kickbacks from a vendor who wanted favors.
Another said she spent the kickbacks on her students.
A third man said, "I just got caught up in it."
While their demeanor and explanations varied, one common theme emerged in U.S. District Court this past week as the six Detroit Public School educators pleaded guilty to their roles in a $2.7-million kickback scheme:
Corruption was a way of life at DPS for years, where businessmen offered bribes in exchange for favors, and school officials quietly obliged.
In Lansing, lawmakers are trying to hammer out a deal to help the district pay off its $515-million debt, while teachers in Detroit are staging sickouts and protests, fearful that legislators aren't doing enough and actually want the district to dissolve..."
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