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Lafayette Parish board hears hours of public comment after motion to take KOMO High School offline
Summary
Board member Britt Lachel moved to take KOMO High School offline for renovation and repurpose as a career academy; hundreds of students, teachers and community members testified against the plan during a multi-hour public comment period. The transcript ends before a final vote on the motion was recorded.
The Lafayette Parish School Board opened a contentious public comment period after a motion to take KOMO High School offline beginning with the 2026–27 school year was introduced by board member Britt Lachel and seconded by Chad Darmmo. The motion, as read to the meeting, would repurpose the KOMO campus to house vocational and career-center programs.
Supporters of KOMO — students, alumni, teachers and family members — filled the meeting and lined up to speak during the two-minute public-comment slots set by the board. “We are a B school currently that is 0.4…
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