St. Charles Parish Schools Archives - Page 16 of 23

School Board: Teachers will not be armed

March 12, 2018 Anna Thibodeaux

The debate ignited by the South Florida high school shooting over whether teachers should carry guns is a national one, but not for St. Charles Parish Public Schools. […]

Parish touts technology, security as deterrent to school shootings

February 22, 2018 Anna Thibodeaux

With the recent shooting deaths of students at a Florida high school, St. Charles Parish school officials say their years long effort to keep schools safe have even included bringing in a former U.S. Army Special Forces consultant to advise on best school design from intruders. […]

Public schools closed for winter weather

January 16, 2018 Anna Thibodeaux

Due to forecasted winter weather conditions, all St. Charles Parish public schools and offices will be closed tomorrow (Jan. 17). […]

Sheriff’s Office, School District partner on sex offender program

December 13, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. Charles Parish School System have partnered to create the Teaching Awareness To Schools Kids (TASK) program to prevent sexual abuse against citizens. […]

St. Charles school system gets ‘A’ on state report card

November 15, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

St. Charles Parish Public Schools got an “A” on its 2016-17 report card keeping it among the top performing systems in Louisiana. […]

School board member questions letter grading of public schools, but not charter schools

November 8, 2017 Ryan Arena

While public schools are subject to performance review and letter grades each year by the Louisiana Education Department, the same is not true for all charter schools — and at least one St. Charles Parish school board member believes it’s well past time for that to change. […]