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re: St Tammany Parish School Bus Strike?
Posted on 2/12/22 at 1:15 am to tigahbruh
Posted on 2/12/22 at 1:15 am to tigahbruh
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My kid is about to enter public kindergarten in STP (Woodlake in Mandeville).
The more OT threads I read about public schools on STP, the more I want to keep him with the Catholics.
Im a South Louisiana private school kid who has high anxiety about sending mine to public schooling. My wife went to public school in a more functional state and says it is a fricked up Louisiana thing to fear public schools.
Supposedly STP (esp Mandeville) has good schools. Please confirm and calm me down or send me into further anxiety spirals.
Mandeville public or just go private in my opinion. Madisonville's kids per teacher ratio is only getting worse, and Covington has only gotten worse since I went there years ago.
Edit: downvotes but no challenge just shows that people don't like the truth.
This post was edited on 2/12/22 at 9:18 am
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Posted on 2/12/22 at 1:53 am to jimmy the leg
Until this thread, I had absolutely no idea that school bus drivers frequently owned their vehicle. I don't understand how someone can purchase/maintain/gas up/pay insurance for a bus and come out ahead when they're only transporting students 3-4 hours a day (maybe I'm wrong with the hours). I get that they can find side gigs in the 4-6 hours between dropping off/picking up kids from school, but the hourly rate of driving a school bus would have to be phenomenal to do it.
Financially (for both the school and the drivers), it seems like it would be smart for geographically adjacent schools to stagger their hours (i.e. 8AM-3PM and 9:30AM-4:30PM). It would allow the drivers to get multiple paychecks.
Financially (for both the school and the drivers), it seems like it would be smart for geographically adjacent schools to stagger their hours (i.e. 8AM-3PM and 9:30AM-4:30PM). It would allow the drivers to get multiple paychecks.
Posted on 2/12/22 at 8:08 am to THRILLHO
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but the hourly rate of driving a school bus would have to be phenomenal to do it
The few bud drivers I know have a spouse that does well enough for the household, so they drive the bus because it’s something they can do for only a few hours a day and get the benefits for the whole family
Posted on 2/12/22 at 8:43 am to crap4brain
Off topic, I know, but I just checked out their website. How in the hell is the superintendent allowed to have, I assume, a family member on his executive staff? And in charge of human resources?
Is this allowed in Louisiana? Texas school policy won't allow family members to be hired in positions that directly answer to another family member in charge.
Seems like it could be a huge conflict of interest if the shite hit the fan regarding a personnel issue in the district. Just surprised me to see that.
Is this allowed in Louisiana? Texas school policy won't allow family members to be hired in positions that directly answer to another family member in charge.
Seems like it could be a huge conflict of interest if the shite hit the fan regarding a personnel issue in the district. Just surprised me to see that.
Posted on 2/12/22 at 9:02 am to tigahbruh
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Supposedly STP (esp Mandeville) has good schools. Please confirm
Confirmed. Both kids, great experience although HS (at Mandeville) is a little suspect at times (probably like any big public school). Posted on 2/12/22 at 2:21 pm to PacoPicopiedra
That is his dad
Posted on 2/12/22 at 2:40 pm to tigahbruh
quote:Have you seen what they teach in public schools regardless of the state?
says it is a fricked up Louisiana thing to fear public schools
Posted on 2/12/22 at 2:47 pm to Jake88
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Have you seen what they teach in public schools regardless of the state?
Tell me you’re ignorant without actually stating it. I have news for you, plenty of private schools (regardless of the state) were sucking off BLM and have aspects of CRT.
Selected public school districts in each state, yes.
Implying that it’s all public schools nationwide...
Posted on 2/12/22 at 2:51 pm to PacoPicopiedra
His dad was in the system prior to him being hired as the superintendent. As such, there isn’t an ethics violation. Could it make for some “interesting” circumstances, sure.
Then again, he won’t find someone that he trusts more.
As noted in prior posts, I don’t know either of these two gentlemen very well, but what I do know, I like. The people that I know that work (worked) with (and for them) speak highly of them. I will trust the opinions of my friends in this matter.
Then again, he won’t find someone that he trusts more.
As noted in prior posts, I don’t know either of these two gentlemen very well, but what I do know, I like. The people that I know that work (worked) with (and for them) speak highly of them. I will trust the opinions of my friends in this matter.
Posted on 2/12/22 at 2:53 pm to Geaux_Lang2793
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Bus drivers in St. Tammany haven’t received a raise since the late 80s. Meanwhile our Superintendent receives a salary over $200,000 plus a car allowance each month. Entire school board needs new leadership.
Don’t forget that his father is an Associate superintendent/deputy superintendent. Together their salaries are over 400,000.
Posted on 2/12/22 at 3:21 pm to jimmy the leg
quote:Where did I say they weren't? One has to choose their private school to match their values. That's why I wouldn't send my kids to an Episcopal school.
Tell me you’re ignorant without actually stating it. I have news for you, plenty of private schools (regardless of the state) were sucking off BLM and have aspects of CRT.
quote:You don't always get to choose your public school do you? Suggesting that it is the minority of public schools that push liberalism on the students, well, that's just dumb.
Selected public school districts in each state, yes.
Implying that it’s all public schools nationwide..
This post was edited on 2/12/22 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 2/12/22 at 4:10 pm to jimmy the leg
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His dad was in the system prior to him being hired as the superintendent. As such, there isn’t an ethics violation.
Ah, ok. Understandable if his dad was already in the district before he was hired. Still kind of surprised the board would hire him to a position that is in such a close working relationship with his father.
I do have an uncle who's a school board member near San Antonio and his son and daughter in law work in the same district, but they were hired before he was elected. When I applied for a job in his district after he was elected he told me that they wouldn't hire me since he was on the board.
I have worked in districts where the superintendent's wife or child works as a teacher in the same district, but has some layers of leadership between them and their family members.
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