====Detroit and a lack of education====
[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], already a poster child for everything wrong with liberalism, had a high school academy suspend 50 students for staging a walkout. The reason: they ''demanded'' an [[education]]. Douglass Academy - ironically named for a [[Frederick Douglass|former slave]] who did everything he could to get an education - suffers from teachers who abuse sick leave (one was deliberately absent 68 days); a principal reassigned by the board; grades merely for showing up to class; and a listless student body who while away time in the gym or cafeteria due to the absent teachers. The result: Douglass Academy is among the worst performing urban schools in the country.<ref>http://wchbnewsdetroit.com/2403275/detroits-frederick-douglass-academy-protest-students-suspended-after-demanding-an-education-video/</ref><ref>http://www.freep.com/article/20120330/NEWS01/203300409/Douglass-Academy-walkout-earns-suspensions-for-about-50-high-schoolers?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s</ref><ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/detroit-high-school-prote_n_1392436.html</ref>
==School safety==
In 2018, Illinois Democrats proposed rewarding schools that hire mental health therapists instead of armed guards to protect students.<ref>Anapol, Avery (April 29, 2018). [http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/385437-illinois-lawmakers-approve-plan-to-replace-armed-officers-in-schools Illinois House approves plan to replace armed officers in schools with mental health professionals]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 29, 2018.</ref><ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 29, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/19/illinois-democrats-replace-armed-security-guards-therapists/ Illinois Democrats Push to Reward Schools That Hire Therapists Instead of Armed Guards]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 29, 2018.</ref>
==Energy needs==