Advocates say the policy also aims to ensure access to school staff and students.
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Most New Orleans public high schools to require vaccines for extracurricular activities
Students with ‘exceptional circumstances’ can opt out but will be required to undergo regular COVID-19 testing.
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Six more schools renamed as district finishes year-long initiative
Friends of King proposes including Lawless in its school name.
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NOLA Public Schools backs off plan to abruptly close Singleton
The district and Dryades YMCA, which runs Singleton, are in ongoing court-ordered mediation.
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Masks required, weekly COVID-19 tests and vaccines offered in return to school
Data on local infections will no longer automatically trigger temporary closures, officials said, because staying open for in-person school is the district’s priority.
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OPSB returns to in-person meetings, advances move to restore Lawless school name
District CFO says the upcoming school year could be another tough financial one due to ongoing revenue fallout from the pandemic.
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After mediation with NOLA Public Schools, Singleton clears background check warning
The Superintendent has announced his intent to revoke the school’s charter.
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NOLA Public Schools to require masks amid delta variant surge
The news is a reversal of the district’s previous return to school plan.
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After pandemic break, OPSB returns to in-person meetings next week
Boardroom capacity will be limited with overflow space in the lobby.
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Forensic audit sheds light on allegedly phony background checks by former school official
The auditors detail an apparent “template” that was used to create the phony documents.