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Lafayette Parish School Board authorizes superintendent to implement reduction-in-force procedure after public comment
Summary
After a public comment from a local teacher and legal clarification from the board attorney, the Lafayette Parish School Board voted to authorize the superintendent to implement a reduction-in-force procedure amid an enrollment decline the district said is about 600–800 students.
The Lafayette Parish School Board voted Tuesday to authorize the superintendent to implement a reduction-in-force (RIF) procedure, a routine but anxiety-inducing step that administrators say is required when staffing must be adjusted for an enrollment decline.
Joy Lee, a teacher at an elementary school in Lafayette Parish, told the board she opposed the authorization and described its effect on staff morale. "A teacher doesn't need a just in case looming over their head," she said during public comment, urging the…
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