East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

The district serves most of East Baton Rouge Parish; it contains approximately 90 individual schools: 56 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, and 18 high schools.

The portion of East Baton Rouge Parish in the City of Baker is instead served by the City of Baker School System.

Zachary residents attend the Zachary Community School Board schools.

Central residents attend the Central Community School System schools.

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Policies and programs

The district requires all students to wear school uniforms, except Baton Rouge Magnet High School and McKinley Senior High School.[1]

The district also partners with The Cinderella Project of Baton Rouge, a charity that provides free prom dresses to public high school students who cannot otherwise afford them.

List of schools

Elementary Schools

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Preschool

Middle Schools

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7-12 schools

High Schools

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Former schools

Teachers from the Philippines

Teachers from the Philippines with H-1B visas who were employed at district schools have sued the district and two employment agencies over fees they were charged.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Uniform Policy General Guidelines." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
  2. ^ "Zachary School Board sets hearing on fiscal plans." The Advocate.
  3. ^ "Attendance Zones." East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
  4. ^ "Precedent-Setting Decision Issued in SPLC Teacher Trafficking Case". Southern Poverty Law Center. December 20, 2011. http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/precedent-setting-decision-issued-in-splc-teacher-trafficking-case-0. Retrieved December 20, 2011. 

External links

Louisiana portal
Schools portal