Rob For School Transparency

Drama exploded at Gethsamane Preschool this week, as the matriarch of the program and other staff were dismissed, while more staffers are said to have walked out…

Things seem a little off these days in the community early learning institution. The Pastor has stepped in, said to be siding with a new agenda that seems to have pushed out some of the staff our community has loved and trusted for years.

Parents have been given very little explanation, other than a letter stating there will be a meeting next week to answer questions.

Happy to see Doris recognizing others rather than herself in the efforts to recover from Katrina for once. Whoever wrote her notes did a good job.

Separation of Church and State issues arise as the Chalmette High Alumni Association publicly boasts that it has been nominated for a grant from Baptist Community Ministries….

As a reminder, although the Alumni Association isn’t technically part of the School System, they are not allowed to use grant funds to: promote religion in or around school, require that anyone participates in any form of religious activity, sponsor any form of prayer group, or proselytize.

St. Tammany is providing an additional $2,550 to teachers, and Jefferson Parish has just announced a $1,200 raise. St. Bernard Parish?? *crickets*

A few have messaged me about the latest unbelievable happening at Chalmette High School last week, so here goes…

Towards the end of last week (Thursday?) a special education student -assigned an aide- managed to leave the campus, and walk almost 3 miles to a store in Arabi before any of the staff noticed the student was gone… a full 2 hours!

A failure to protect the most vulnerable children in our community is flatly unacceptable. Thank God this child was found unharmed.

I don’t know if there was a search, or if someone called to report the student, or what happened to end it… but I know for damn sure how it started.

Those responsible for attentiveness to this student should be relieved of such duties, as soon as possible. I’m too upset right now to say anything else. How can you just “not notice” this kid is gone??

For me, this is beyond our “every day issues” of fighting, va**ng, drug use, online harassment, and good old fashioned bullying… we always try our best to curb and resolve those as a group. The resolution to this is clear. Be attentive to the students who need it most.

“Losing” a special education student for 2 hours and “finding” them 3 miles away is unconscionable.

If I worked at any school…and were notified of a missing student with exceptionalities… I would leave my class to their own devices and join the search myself. I’m sure others would too. I can only assume no one knew, which must mean there was no notification.

This is beyond, y’all. If true as described… just… wow. I hope the School and the District look into this incident asap.