When schools have more students of color, they’re more likely to close and some shutter even when they’re high performing. In Louisiana’s largest school district, Jefferson Parish, advocates say the move exacerbates a racist history, too.
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Principal Monya Thomas-Criddle looked at the hundreds of first through fifth-grade students sitting cross-legged in rows inside the Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School gymnasium and smiled wide.
The Jefferson Parish public school system is offering school uniform vouchers for students affected by the sweeping school reorganization plan the School Board approved earlier this year.