JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — An emotional Jefferson Parish School Board meeting on Wednesday night ended with a decision to consolidate seven schools in the parish.
This comes after student enrollment in the school district had dwindled.
The approved plan looks like as follows:
- ● Grace King High School students will be absorbed into Bonnabel High School and Riverdale High School
- ● Gretna Middle School students will be absorbed into Marrero Middle School and Livaudais Middle School
- ● Helen Cox High School students will be absorbed into John Ehret High School, LW Higgins High School, and West Jefferson High School
- ● Joshua Butler Elementary students will be absorbed into Judge Lionel Collins Elementary, Isaac Joseph Elementary, and Truman School
- ● Mildred Harris Elementary students will be absorbed into Cherbonnier Elementary and Emmett Gilbert Elementary
- ● Washington Elementary students will be absorbed into Bunche Elementary
- ● St. Ville Elementary students will be absorbed into Woodmere Elementary
Though the decision to do so did not come lightly.
The school board meeting surpassed four hours and over 50 people took to the podium for public comment. Many of those students, parents and faculty.
G.T. Woods Elementary School was originally included in the plan, but during the meeting it was said that school would no longer be considered for consolidation.
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