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Is EBRPS still under a federal desegregation order?
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:39 am
My friend is about to buy a home in the upper middle class Tara subdivision which is like 80% white but the local public schools are the opposite of that demographic ... most of the kids are free-lunch eligible and non-white ... it's not even remotely close to the Tara area demographics.
So are they still bussing kids from the hood to schools outside their district and lying saying they not? Because when I googled it say the parish's federal desegregation oversight ended in 2007 but again when I look at the schools around Tara it's not making sense ... it looks like they still bussing kids from outside the Tara area to the Tara area 50 years later
So are they still bussing kids from the hood to schools outside their district and lying saying they not? Because when I googled it say the parish's federal desegregation oversight ended in 2007 but again when I look at the schools around Tara it's not making sense ... it looks like they still bussing kids from outside the Tara area to the Tara area 50 years later
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 11:56 am
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Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:41 am to PelicanState87
Even if they weren't busing why would you send your kids to EBR public schools?
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:42 am to PelicanState87
Don't buy a house in EBR with a public school in the subdivision.
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Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:45 am to PelicanState87
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:46 am to PelicanState87
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buy a home in the upper middle class Tara subdivision
Private School
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:46 am to PelicanState87
It’s so stupid that EBR doesn’t go back to neighborhood schools.
That’s the big reason why ascension parish is doing well with getting more and more students.
Parents can move to a certain area and their kids don’t have to sit on the bus for an hour before school and an hour after school due to the distance from the school
That’s the big reason why ascension parish is doing well with getting more and more students.
Parents can move to a certain area and their kids don’t have to sit on the bus for an hour before school and an hour after school due to the distance from the school
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:47 am to fightin tigers
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Even if they weren't busing why would you send your kids to EBR public schools?
Tara is a special place ... not to many neighborhoods in the BR area offers what Tara offers. The only problem are the public schools. They don't have children yet but plan to start having kids soon ... they are in their mid-30s.
And the house is beautiful ... it's like something you'll see in a movie.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:48 am to PelicanState87
Tara is a fine subdivision but his kids will go private or parochial.
Remnants of Bussing are still going on as a condition of ending John Parker’s dismemberment of Baton Rouge neighborhood cohesion.
Remnants of Bussing are still going on as a condition of ending John Parker’s dismemberment of Baton Rouge neighborhood cohesion.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 11:49 am
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:49 am to PelicanState87
Tara HS is all black for the most part.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:50 am to PelicanState87
EBR schools are more segregated than ever.
But, it's the good kind of diversity so there's no problem.
But, it's the good kind of diversity so there's no problem.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:53 am to PelicanState87
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My friend is about to buy a home in the upper middle class Tara subdivision which is like 80% white but the local public schools are the opposite of that demographic ... most of the kids are free-lunch eligible and non-white ... it's not even remotely close to the Tara area demographics.
EBR public school enrollment is roughly 10% white. It’s less an issue of bussing and more an issue that the overwhelming majority of white kids don’t go to EBR public schools. It’s just more noticeable at Tara High because of the neighborhood it sits in.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:58 am to Breauxsif
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Tara HS is all black for the most part.
I expected the high school to be that but I was thinking at least the local elementary schools nearby would be closer to the demographics of the neighborhood
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:59 am to PelicanState87
The Tara attendance zone covers a lot of areas. The map actually looks like a pistol.. LOL
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:02 pm to Joshjrn
It’s less an issue of bussing and more an issue that the overwhelming majority of white kids don’t go to EBR public schools
—Do you have any knowledge of the phrase “cause and effect?”
—Do you have any knowledge of the phrase “cause and effect?”
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:07 pm to PelicanState87
There are two kids I know that are being bussed from Burbank apartments to Tara High. Asked them why they can’t go to McKinley or something closer and they said they didn’t know.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:10 pm to TigerGM
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There are two kids I know that are being bussed from Burbank apartments to Tara High. Asked them why they can’t go to McKinley or something closer and they said they didn’t know.
As I thought, it never ended. EBRBP have some sinister agenda to keeping these 50 years old bussing and zoning maps. Most children are much happier going to schools closer to their home.
When I was in school I knew kids who were literally one block away from a public school but still bussed across town. It made no sense and created more problems ... didn't fix anything or "solve racism"
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:21 pm to cypresstiger
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—Do you have any knowledge of the phrase “cause and effect?”
Yes. Do you have the reading comprehension skills to understand what the OP is asking?
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:21 pm to TigerGM
From what I understand, bussing is no longer required, but those kids from minority areas can choose to go to schools outside of their neighborhood schools.
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Public School Choice (Transfer Options): If a student is assigned to a traditional public school that received a "D" or "F" letter grade on the state report card, they are eligible to transfer to a higher-performing public school within the district, provided there is available capacity.
They call it the Public School Choice program
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The East Baton Rouge Parish School System will offer Public School Choice for the 2026-2027 school year from March 5, 2026 – March 26, 2026 (online/in-person), April 24, 2026 – May 14, 2026 (online), or June 15, 2026 – August 21, 2026 (in-person) to K -12 students enrolled in schools that received a letter grade of “D” or “F”.
Beginning March 5, 2026, parents/guardians may complete a Public School Choice application. Transportation will be provided to the choice school.
Since enrollment is subject to availability, it is possible that your child will not be accepted into the ?rst choice selected. “Capacity” for each school shall be de?ned as the number of students to be determined by applying the provisions of La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-913 regarding maximum student enrollment numbers for each classroom (grades K-3 shall be 26 students and in grades 4-12, 33 students or as amended) of a school site to determine the maximum number of students allowed by multiplying the number of classrooms by the appropriate grade level allowed student enrollment number. Functional capacity for each school with a special program, shall be de?ned as the number of students per classroom to be determined by the Superintendent and staff based on the needs and characteristics of the special program within the school. If requests outnumber available seats and the choice requests cannot be ?lled, students will remain at their current school.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:28 pm to PelicanState87
Grew up in Parkview Oaks between Coursey and Stumberg about 5 mintues from Woodlawn high. Desegregation started in 8th grade for me. Junior high went from Southeast middle to Glasgow then to Lee High.
Took the parents completely out being involved in the schools as it was to far to go after work to make any events..
This was when Seigen was still 2 lanes and Coursey was only from Stumberg to Sherwood forest. There was no quick way to get there.
Took the parents completely out being involved in the schools as it was to far to go after work to make any events..
This was when Seigen was still 2 lanes and Coursey was only from Stumberg to Sherwood forest. There was no quick way to get there.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:32 pm to Fat and Happy
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It’s so stupid that EBR doesn’t go back to neighborhood schools.
They went back to neighborhood schools shortly after the desegregation case was lifted in 2003. However, the neighborhood kids stayed in private schools.
Any kid traveling a great distance for schools is because they choose to attend outside their district.
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