Clare Public Schools

Clare Public Schools
Clare Public Schools
Address
	201 E State St.; Clare, Michigan 48617; United States
Coordinates	43°49′25″N 84°45′51.8″W
Information
School type	Public School
Established	1903
School board	President - Ben Browning Vice President - Steve Stark Secretary - Sue Murawski Treasurer - Loren Cole Trustees - John Miller, Barb Tyler, Jason MacDonald
Superintendent	Jim Walter II
Grades	K–12
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Green and White
Mascot	Pioneers
School hours	8:15 AM to 3:09 PM
Average class size	28
School motto	"Creating Personal Success"
Website	clare.k12.mi.us

Clare Public School is a public school located at 201 East State Street in Clare, Michigan, United States.

Demographics

Clare Public School is 94% White, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Hispanic or Latino.

Currently 43% percent of the school's population receives free or reduced lunch.
53% is boys and 47% is girls

Schools


Schools	Principal
Clare Primary School (K-4)	Tracy Lubs
Clare Middle School (5-8)	Steve Newkirk
Clare High School (9-12)	Matt Forsberg
Pioneer High School (9-12)	Thomas Pashak

Controversy

In September 2019, Clare Public School was criticized for hosting speaker Tina Griffin to the student body. Tina Griffin spoke of pro-Christian, anti-homosexuality. She made false clams about the LGBTQ+ community. Some students took to social media saying "she’s a homophobe that makes false claims constantly and pushed Christianity on us via calling our music and movies satanic and responsible for suicide and murder.” and "She should not have been welcomed here at Clare. This is a huge step down from where we have been and I hope this isn’t where we continue to go."[1]

Shortly after the assembly in Clare, Harrison Schools cancelled the assembly.

In the 2016, after the hiring of current superintendent, Jim Walter, and Alternative high School principal Georgette Kelley, Teacher Julie Mayra was fired after being targeted by the principle for being lesbian. Kelley, who was a devout Pentecostal Christian was open about her opposition to homosexuals. Mayra sued the school in 2019.

Notable alumni

Gloria Sickal Gaither—composer of Christian music; member of the Bill Gaither Trio[2]
Debbie Stabenow—United States Senator from Michigan since 2001.[3]

Notable faculty

Lloyd Conley—composer of symphonic and marching bands, director of bands

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References

"Parents and Students Upset Over Guest Speaker at Clare Public Schools". 9 & 10 News. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
"Gloria Gaither". The Alexandria Times-Tribune. July 23, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Parents and Students Upset Over Guest Speaker at Clare Public Schools". 9 & 10 News. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[att-2] "Gloria Gaither". The Alexandria Times-Tribune. July 23, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.