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Judge rules Detroit school board, not Robert Bobb, is in charge of academics

By CHASTITY PRATT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

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The Detroit Board of Education today won a lawsuit that could dramatically change the power structure and reform efforts under way in the Detroit Public Schools.

According to board president Anthony Adams, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wendy Baxter just released a decision that sided with the board in its lawsuit against Robert Bobb, the state-appointed emergency financial manager. The Free Press is working to obtain its own copy of the decision.

The suit accused Bobb of exceeding his authority as financial manager by also making decisions regarding school closures and curriculum in the school system.

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