The district is tracking 54 active cases across 27 schools.
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Religious schools that took federal pandemic aid now subject to more federal anti-discrimination suits
A 13-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and her mother are suing two New Orleans Catholic schools for allegedly refusing to admit or accommodate her. Their lawyer says that because the schools took PPP loans, they lost their religious exemptions to many federal requirements.
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OPSB equity audit underway, 3 schools earn automatic renewal
Officials also discussed the process for school renaming at a Tuesday OPSB committee meeting.
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Study: Families benefit from more school information when applying to OneApp
The researchers provided some families with growth data, a relatively new state measure that accounts for student academic growth year over year.
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‘No indication’ COVID-19 spreading in NOLA Public Schools classrooms, city officials say
The New Orleans school district announced 12 new cases in staff and students at its Thursday update.
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In final year of charter contracts, selective schools again sit out OneApp
Officials say they aren’t required to use the centralized enrollment system until their new contracts begin.
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New testimony reveals record-keeping issues at Kennedy HS went back years
Staff malfeasance and record-keeping issues caused problems for Kennedy’s class of 2019.
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NOLA Public Schools reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, 160 quarantining
Ten total ‘active’ cases connected to New Orleans public schools, according to the district’s weekly update.
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Brown, Parker win OPSB seats, and five other races head to runoff
Incumbent Leslie Ellison just missed the majority required to avoid the runoff.
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Many NOLA Public Schools closed on Election Day
Some schools had a planned holiday while others assess damage and phone and internet outages.