School CEO says it is ‘unwise’ and ‘unethical’ to continue to operate as normal now that the city’s daily case counts and positivity rate have surpassed limits set in the fall.
Officials said the district could not “fiscally tolerate” any additional financial loss during the pandemic. Earlier, the N.O. City Council delayed a vote on most of the exemptions.
Officials cautioned New Orleanians to keep holiday gatherings small so school can reopen in-person after the holiday break.
The tax breaks go to the full board on Thursday, the same day that the City Council is set to vote on the requests from Folgers.
The cases are spread across 44 campuses, more than half the city's public schools.
Crocker was one of five schools with academic results that triggered ‘comprehensive review,’ a process that was expanded during the pandemic.
About 15 percent of high-income kindergarten applicants had the priority for a high-demand school, compared to 8.7 percent of low-income applicants.
Ellison lost by 10 points after nearly winning outright in November.
One-third of the 18 schools up for renewal have D or F letter grades.
Two schools reported more than 100 people quarantining.
