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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
East Baton Rouge Schools eyes new start time, transportation improvements
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – Big news for EBR parents. Your kids could have new school start times sometime in the future. Superintendent Lamont Cole said people are expressing interest in having later start times for students. He said he wants to be transparent if he and the outside firm he hired to help with the process decide to go through with the new plan. 'No, we have not identified any schools. This is just to explore in what areas we could implement this and then go down the road of beginning to have community conversations as early as June, and then think about if that is a possibility,' said Cole. 'We've had requests from schools about looking at start times. Families have made requests to look at start times, so the plan is to go to the school, families, and have a conversation. We're not going to force start times down any school's apparatus to begin, but we do recognize there is a desire in this community for that.' Cole said since the bussing issues the school system had in 2023, which included driver shortages, out of service buses, payment issues and a resulted disruption in class time, efforts have been made to change things for the better. He also said the school system has hired an in-demand outside contractor called Prismatic Services – with a highly skilled team – to assist them. 'We have not identified any schools, but we want to begin those conversations as quickly as possible, and she's agreed to assist us in that work,' said Cole. 'In order to look at start times, there's going to be a cost. In order to look at transportation, re-routing, and removing some of our transfer sites, there's going to be a cost. In our conversations with Dr. Perito [with Prismatic Services], we talked to her about being able to evaluate all those services in one.' Cole is assuring board members he'll continue to be transparent and public with where he and Prismatic are in this process since studies are showing that later start times are conducive to better student performance. Board members said steps need to be taken if new start times are implemented, as families need time to accommodate a new schedule. East Baton Rouge Schools eyes new start time, transportation improvements US measles cases surpass 1K: CDC Is this the tornado that hit St. Louis? Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating VIDEO: Gator shows up at Florida home in 'Jurassic Park'-like moment Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent responds to fights, guns in school
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Guns on campus, fights during basketball games and a video circulating online that shows preschoolers violently hitting one another. This is what's happening at schools in East Baton Rouge Parish. East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent Lamont Cole said enough is enough and is now calling for major policy changes. Chaos erupting at East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. Parents were accused of encouraging a fight between these preschoolers at River Oak Elementary. Superintendent Lamont Cole said when he saw the video, he was disappointed that the teachers didn't step in. On Wednesday, Cole held a press conference addressing the violence, referencing two other cases. A fight between parents and a coach at a Scotlandville middle school basketball game, where security had to step in. Cole said one parent went to the hospital. 'People just make these boneheaded decisions and it's unfortunate they do these things on school campuses,' said Cole. He also referenced another incident at Woodlawn High School where a 9th-grader hid a gun in his wheelchair cushion. Baton Rouge student arrested after gun found in wheelchair, deputies say No injuries were reported, but that student could be expelled. Meanwhile, Cole used the press conference as an opportunity to let parents know there are repercussions if they are involved in a violent situation. Super-sized beef: Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent responds to fights, guns in school Watch: Budweiser Clydesdales make Super Bowl delivery Tom Brady approaches first Super Bowl as analyst like a player What is Louisiana's favorite Super Bowl snack, dip? Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
