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French immersion program extended one year, future unclear

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The Lincoln Parish School District’s French Immersion program will continue past the current school year and extend into the next grade level, though the overall future of the program remains to be seen.

Public schools to close Thursday, Friday amid illness surge

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A surge of COVID-19 and other illnesses among students and staff is forcing the Lincoln Parish School District to close all schools Thursday and Friday.

State vaccine requirement for schools

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The COVID-19 vaccine will be on the list of required shots for Louisiana school children 16 and up for the 2022-23 school year, though various exemptions are available to all.

State delays social studies changes

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Louisiana’s governing school board is once again delaying approval of new social studies content standards for schools across the state after hundreds of parents and teachers voiced a variety of co

Parish schools keep ‘B’ grade in unofficial scores

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The Lincoln Parish School District maintained its B letter grade in the first performance scores for schools and school systems issued by the state education department since the 2018-19 school yea

Parents turn out in defense of French immersion program

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Thursday night’s meeting between Lincoln Parish School District officials and roughly 100 supporters of the parish’s French immersion program yielded no immediate conclusion for the program’s fate as representatives of both camps vowed to meet again next week.

Résponses en immersion

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A large crowd of students and parents packed the STEM Center in Ruston Tuesday evening during the Lincoln Parish School Board’s monthly meeting to show support for the district’s French immersion program, which faces potential cancellation after this school year.

House rejects school vaccine requirement

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A committee of Louisiana legislators voted on Monday to reject a plan from the state health department that would add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required immunizations for some grade school students, but Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to veto the decision and move forward with the plan starting next school year.

French immersion faces potential cut

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Lincoln Parish Schools Superintendent Ricky Durrett plans to meet next week with Glen View Elementary School parents who have expressed concerns about the school district’s apparent plans to discon

Campus Violence

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Louisiana’s top higher education leaders plan to ask the Legislature for money to shore up security at university campuses.