WARREN, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) Due to persistent student fights, a local Warren library is compelled to close at specific hours of the day.
Over a hundred police officers have been summoned to the Dorothy Busch Library to break up confrontations between students only this year. The library has been forced to act due to this persistent issue.
“Please assist us,” is the appeal of the staff. “Please keep us safe,” urged Lorie Barnwell, trustee of the Warren library commission and municipal treasurer.
Barnwell claims that the constant fighting has scared the employees and inhabitants of the Busch Library.
Barnwell remarked, “Really, it’s become a chronic issue the last year,”
Across from Fitzgerald High School, the library has developed into the ultimate fight club for adolescents.
The Warren Library Commission decided last week to impose daily closures through February in response to this problem.
“We have decided to close the Busch branch from 2:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,” Barnwell stated.
According to Barnwell, the commission has reached out to the Fitzgerald Public School District on several occasions in an attempt to come up with a solution, but has not received any cooperation.
She claims that as soon as classes end for the day, children are forced to leave school grounds due to a new policy implemented by the district this year, which causes them to congregate in the library parking lot.
“The school district is like as soon as they’re (students) off our property, it’s not our problem anymore,” Barnwell stated.
The school district has also refused to engage with authorities to discuss this matter, Warren police tell CBS News Detroit.
Police urge the school district to impose sanctions so the library’s doors can remain fully open, even if maintaining public safety is of utmost importance.
“We hope that this is a true wake-up call. We had to keep our citizens safe, even though we did not want to close the library for this two-hour period. “We had to ensure the safety of our library staff,” Barnwell added.
Hollie Stange, the superintendent of Fitzgerald Public Schools, was contacted by CBS News Detroit for comment on this matter, but we have not received a response.
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