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The resolution says the House of Representatives will “consider withholding COVID-19 relief funding from the school board if it continues to close schools unnecessarily.”
Opponents said they plan to fight Tuesday’s decision with lawsuits, but Terrebonne Parish School District Superintendent Philip Martin said he doesn’t think their challenges will have legal standing.
Martin said students will still be offered a quality education since both elementary schools are ranked B schools by the Louisiana Department of Education.
Martin told New Orleans Public Radio that the decision to close the school was difficult but necessary since the school’s enrollment is dropping fast.