With rumors of COVID-19 infections infecting staff and teachers at several Monroe City Schools, there was little discussion about COVID safety procedures at Tuesday’s board meeting. The board spent most of its 42-minute meeting watching a squabble between Board President…
It’s been kept hush-hush for fear of creating a panic, but teachers and staff at several Monroe City Schools are on alert because reported COVID cases at city schools. It’s being kept quiet, but at least one senior staffer has…
Board President says plan is most effective, but not the safest. Superintendent says district won’t test or pay for teacher tests. Johnson says school district is putting lives of teachers at risk. Is the Monroe City Schools…
The Monroe City Schools has released its reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year. The district’s reopening plan is as follows: Wednesday, August 26, 2020, is the first day of school. PRE-K to Grade 6, will attend school on campus…
Superintendent Dr. Brent Vidrine said Monroe City Schools have improved but will be a hair short of being ranked as a “B” school system this year. However, even as he spoke, members of the district’s curriculum committee questioned why student…
A bill to give teachers a $1,000 a year raise is being debated in the Louisiana Legislature, but if the bill passes and teachers actually get a raise, Monroe City School Superintendent Brent Vidrine says he may be forced to…
The Ouachita Parish NAACP and leaders of the Black Community are disappointed that the federal courts have dismissed the 53-year-old desegregation suit effectively declaring the school district free from discrimination and court supervision. A decision in the case styled…
