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Board adds and advances plan to move Como arts academies to Lafayette High; parents ask for delay and clarity
Summary
After the board added a motion to relocate the visual arts program and included the performing arts move in the consent agenda, parents and students urged more notice and raised concerns about transportation, scheduling and program continuity. District staff presented enrollment history and transition options for students.
The Lafayette Parish School Board voted to add an item to the consent agenda to relocate the visual arts program from Como High School to Lafayette High School and discussed a broader plan to move the performing arts academy. The addition to the consent agenda passed by board voice vote, and the related items were included in the consent block the board approved later in the meeting.
The proposal prompted multiple public commenters — students, parents and community members — to urge the board to delay, offer more transparent outreach and assess the impacts on scheduling, seniors’ credentials and family transportation. One parent called the timeline “hurried,” saying families had learned about the planned change with only weeks’ notice and noting many students had already…
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