Nightside Report Jan. 31, 2022: Detroit prepares for massive snowstorm; Oxford High School makes security changes after unauthorized student allowed on campus
DETROIT – A snowstorm that’s expected to arrive later this week could be Metro Detroit’s biggest snowstorm in seven years.
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All that snowfall means the City of Detroit will have a massive job ahead of them. There are close to 1,900 miles of streets in the city and they will all need to be plowed.
Students returned to Oxford High School just one week ago and already changes to the school’s security are being made after a security breach at the school.
The district says on Jan. 27 an unauthorized student was allowed on campus.
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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.