EBR Schools to Create Task Force To Determine Exactly How Much Fun Graduates Are Allowed To Have
After years of tackling academic performance, school safety, and staffing challenges, EBR Schools has finally turned its attention to the issue residents were definitely losing sleep over: graduation dancing.
EBR Schools Marks Seven Straight Days Without Campus Gun Incident
EBR administrators marked seven straight incident-free days this week, a streak experts are attributing primarily to locked doors and zero students.
East Baton Rouge Leaders Celebrate Weapon-Free Graduation Fights Across Multiple Schools
EBR officials praised graduates and families this week after multiple graduation fights somehow remained completely gun-free, something district leaders described as “encouraging progress” following months of campus weapon incidents.
EBR Leaders Concerned Residents May Discover Successful Schools Keep Appearing Everywhere Around Them
Parish officials fear parents may begin expecting functioning schools after noticing nearby districts somehow figured it out years ago.
EBR Launches “Suffering Builds Character” Campaign to Discourage St. George School Breakaway
With St. George looking to leave, EBR leaders are doubling down, saying the real education was the disappointment students experienced along the way.
Chicago School Officials Say Former EBR Head Offers “Rare Ability to Spend $160 Million Without Causing Measurable Change”
Chicago officials praised the former EBR Superintendent’s ability to convert millions into strategic plans, meetings, and studies, calling it “a level of consistency we rarely see at this scale.”
EBR School System Audit Reveals $300K Check Cashed by “Someone Who Seemed Legit at the Time”
The district stated it is reviewing internal controls and considering additional safeguards, including additional training, clearer policies, and a policy prohibiting the cashing of altered $300,000 checks.
Officials Say Second St. George Area High School Was Always the Plan, Just Conveniently Announced Several Decades Late
After 40 years and one high school for an entire city-sized population, officials say the long-promised second campus was always coming, just not before people noticed.
EBR Schools Consider Sonic Partnership, Citing Company’s “Longstanding Experience With Fights”
After another school fight, EBR officials think outside the classroom, eyeing an unlikely partner whose parking lots have quietly hosted Louisiana’s conflict resolution for decades.
EBR School Superintendent Offers Job to Alleged School Bus Thief
Today the head of EBR Schools, Lamont Cole, offered the man who is alleged to have stolen one of his school buses a job as a driver with the school system.