The district will monitor attendance to see if a system-wide intervention is necessary.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Recent death at New Orleans jail being treated as a suicide, officials say
Robert Rettman is the third New Orleans inmate to die in jail this year.
Posted inCriminal Justice
City allowed confederate monument supporters to appraise value of vandalized McDonogh statue, potentially upping charges for accused demonstrator
The City of New Orleans allowed the Monumental Task Committee, a group that has defended confederate monuments for years, to arrange for a private appraisal of the John McDonogh statue that was torn down and thrown in the Mississippi river this summer, according to emails obtained by The Lens. According to the Orleans Parish District […]
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools will reopen to youngest students as city continues to see promising case numbers
Students in fifth grade and older will continue learning virtually until October.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 96: ‘The effects tend to linger’
Disasters and mental health. A defamation lawsuit from a former New Orleans charter school administrator. And an unusually forceful criminal justice resolution from the City Council.
Posted inOpinion
No place for intimidation and fear: Tenants’ rights must be protected, especially during economic crisis caused by COVID-19
“We will not be intimidated by any attempts to keep tenants from learning critical information regarding their protection.”
Posted inSchools
Former Collegiate Academies administrator sues for defamation after charter group, district, publicly criticized her
Whitney Omosefe’s lawyer argues the network’s decision to cast out the assistant principal, rather than defend its policies, was both racially motivated and meant to maintain relationships with district officials.
Posted inCriminal Justice
City Council tells criminal court to return more than half-million dollars in bail and conviction fees paid by defendants over last two years
State law dictates that the money be handed over to the city
Posted inHealth
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Posted inHealth
Disasters are driving a mental health crisis
From climate-fueled storms to COVID-19, mounting catastrophes are sowing stress and trauma. The country’s one program to help reaches only a fraction of survivors.