CHUCK HUGHES

EAST LANSING, MI -- One of the five people seriously injured in the Michigan State University mass shooting is a Hartland Consolidated Schools graduate, the district’s superintendent said. Hartland Schools Superintendent Chuck Hughes, in a Feb. 15 letter to the community, said that a 2020 graduate of the district was injured in the shooting. They have not identified the injured students, although the family of one established a GoFundMe page to help her. Another of the injured was an Okemos High School graduate, school officials there confirmed. They are not OK.Michigan State students petition to move classes online in wake of deadly shooting

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The entire world watched in horror when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and went into cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football. But for Sharon Hughes, the widow of the only NFL player to die on the field during a game, the tragic event evoked memories of the night she lost her husband. It was Oct. 24, 1971, when Chuck Hughes, a seemingly healthy 28-year-old wide receiver for the Detroit Lions took the field in the fourth quarter. Speaking with NBC News on Tuesday, Sharon Hughes shared some of her reactions as she watched the situation with Hamlin unfold. Regardless, his widow told NBC that she felt genetics were more to blame for his sudden death than the sport he played for a living.

As the NFL community and fans around the world wait for more word on Hamlin’s status, it was a chilling reminder that it isn’t the only time a sudden heart problem has plagued a player during a game.

HOWELL, MI - Howell Public Schools has been added to the state of Michigan’s COVID-19 school-related outbreak list, with the district reporting 14 cases in students and staff at Howell High School. The district has reported 35 COVID-19 cases since it began the school year on Aug. 18, including 10 cases at Parker Middle School that were reported Monday, Aug. 30. Livingston County currently has a “high” rate of COVID-19 transmission with 214 cases per 100,000 residents. In addition to the 122 students in quarantine from Round Elementary, more than 200 other students across the district were also quarantined. READ MORE:Masks mandated at Hartland school after COVID cases cause 120 students to quarantineCOVID-19 quarantines cause bus driver shortage for Lincoln Consolidated SchoolsMask mandate in the works for Washtenaw County schools

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI -- Hartland Consolidated Schools Superintendent Chuck Hughes has instituted a mask policy for Round Elementary School after six students had probable or positive cases of COVID-19 and 122 others were put under quarantine. There has also been one case each at Village Elementary School, Hartland Middle School and among district-wide staff. In addition to the 122 students in quarantine from Round Elementary, more than 200 other students across the district are also quarantined. Hughes also addressed an air conditioning issue at Hartland High School that led to classes being cancelled on Friday due to high temperatures in the building. The chiller arrived on Friday morning, Aug. 27, according to a post on Hartland Schools’ Twitter page.

"We feel it necessary to take this precaution instead of shutting down the building," said superintendent Chuck Hughes.

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A Hartland elementary school has issued a mask mandate after several students have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.