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School board adopts resolution to establish election districts under ‘Alternative 1‑A’
Summary
At a special meeting Feb. 15, 2002, the parish school board adopted a resolution labeled Alternative 1‑A to establish and define school board election districts; two members objected and one member was absent. Board members said the plan aligns with a parish council proposal and noted declining minority percentages in some districts.
At a special Parish School Board meeting Feb. 15, 2002, the board adopted a resolution — referred to in the meeting as “Alternative 1‑A” — to establish and define school board election districts, the board president announced.
The measure matters because board members said the proposed districts mirror a recent proposal from the parish council and because several members raised concerns about minority representation in future elections.
School board member Matthew Ford, who moved the recommendation, said the committee and the council had shown “an overwhelming interest in everyone having the…
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