Students taking remote courses were not always supervised by certified teachers. Some students who did not spend enough time in class were allowed to choose which course they would fail.
The Easter holiday, spring break and eased health restrictions all coinciding could lead to more cases, but they wouldn't show up for another week.
As attendance plummeted during the pandemic, the school district began collecting attendance data from charter schools. With recent improvements, it has suspended the initiative.
One school cancelled in-person classes after a vaccination drive to allow staff to recover from temporary side effects.
The CEO and CFO resigned last week after a critical report from NOLA Public Schools on how the school conducted employee background checks. NOPD and Louisiana State Police are investigating the issue.
The school employed someone ineligible to work at the school because of a criminal conviction.
Cases among school staff, students remain low in the latest district update.
If Bouie’s bill passes with an OPSB-proposed amendment, the board would have more power. But nothing would necessarily change.
OPSB members talk finances, ongoing high school audit work at Tuesday meeting.
The district required the schools to terminate the employee.
