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Before storm, school amidst virus ‘smooth’

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Before Hurricane Laura forced Lincoln Parish schools to close for at least four school days beginning Thursday, class had been in session for six days under new guidelines to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom.

Parish schools to remain closed Monday

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Schools across Lincoln Parish will remain closed Monday as power outages and other effects of the Thursday morning strike from Hurricane Laura continue throghout the area.

Superintendent application timeline reviewed

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Applications to be the next superintendent of the Lincoln Parish School District will run through most of the month of September, with final approval of the chosen candidate’s contract slated for Nov. 10, if the school board accepts the hiring timeline and procedures recommended by its Executive Committee Friday afternoon.

Meal, hotspot distribution plans made for schools

Over the past few days, the Lincoln Parish School District has developed and released its plans for how to distribute meals to students who will not be in class every day and hotspot devices to students without internet access.

Voters pass new sales tax

A new half-cent sales tax will soon hit the books in Lincoln Parish, as voters on Saturday passed the school board’s tax proposition to fund teacher pay raises and school security measures.

New sales tax for school board passes at polls

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Lincoln Parish will soon see a new half-cent sales tax go into effect, as voters on Saturday passed the parish school board’s tax proposition to fund teacher pay raises and school securit

Voters to decide school tax on Saturday

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Lincoln Parish voters go to the polls Saturday to decide the fate of a new half-cent education sales tax that was originally proposed by the parish school board in October 2019.

Schools release reopening schedule

The Lincoln Parish school system has released a full schoolby-school schedule for the opening of the academic year next week, with parent meetings starting as early as Thursday.

Milstead retirement, millages among school board actions

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In addition to formally enacting minimum standards from the state for school reopening, during its Tuesday meeting the Lincoln Parish School Board also took action on items such as Superintendent M

School board talks reopening rules

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At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Lincoln Parish School Board formally approved a state policy bulletin setting minimum standards for the reopening of schools, standards with which the district h