This is a list of schools closed by the Detroit Public Schools Community District.There have been about 200 school closures since 2000. Detroit — At quarterly, data-driven meetings with Detroit schools superintendent Nikolai Vitti, principals take the hot seat one at a time.. For 13 years, he is accused of paying $908,500 in kickbacks and bribes to at least a dozen Detroit Public Schools principals, scamming schools … In Detroit, 12 public school principals are accused of taking kickbacks on supplies that were never delivered. Twelve Detroit Public Schools Principals, Assistant Superintendent and Vendor Charged with Bribery Criminal charges were filed today against 12 current or former Detroit Public Schools principals, an assistant superintendent and a vendor in an illegal bribery and kickback scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. The charges, announced late last month, pose another blow to the long-troubled Detroit Public Schools, which needs hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term state aid if it wants to see another school year. Some have been repurposed, while others were torn down, most remain vacant though, although the exact number is unclear. Detroit's public schools have been in financial straits, and the allegations against the city principals come as Michigan Gov. The rules of …