Tangipahoa Parish School Board adopts administrative review process for unsuccessful leadership applicants

At a special meeting April 9, 2025, the Tangipahoa Parish School Board moved to adopt policy GBJJ‑P, establishing an Administrative Review Committee and a formal review process for applicants unsuccessful for school- or district‑level leadership positions. The policy was adopted “subject to the court’s granting of unitary status in the area of staff assigned,” according to the motion on the floor.

The policy, presented by Indigo Diekman, an attorney for the school board, was recommended by a federal judge in the ongoing Moore litigation and is designed to offer an administrative remedy that must be exhausted before an applicant seeks relief through the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or litigation. “This policy will not go into effect until we receive unitary status or a consent in the…