The School Board has recently encountered a considerable challenge: compensating for a hefty 8% budget cut. To deal with the issue, action has been taken to adjust funding to certain expenses. Such expense adjustments include: managing Capital outlay in favor of maintaining present systems over-paying for new ones, cutting funding…
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The topic of implementing gender neutral bathrooms into schools statewide was brought up today in front of the BESE (Board of Elementary and Secondary Education) in a school board meeting. When asked from parish to parish, most agreed that these bathrooms would only be an extra cost to add to…
Every parish across LABS sent school board members to voice their opinions on the posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The majority of the parishes voiced options against the new proposal. Many similar statements were given, mainly involving separation to church and state, freedom of religion, and potential oppression…
Parish School Boards were given instructions to make 8% cuts in their budget. Boards collaborated in an attempt to make the most efficient cuts for all schools. These are some of ideas that were tossed around the room: Virtual Learning: Bogafalaya and Cane Parish had similar ideas of eliminating library…
With the introduction of the newest positions of power in the local cities of LABS, there are many critical issues that these officials have to face. One of the most affected departments are the school boards, which mainly have to deal with budget cuts. The parish of Atchafalaya has already…