"It was pretty shocking, because none of us really knew what it was for, so it was kind of like a surprise when he walked through the door," Elysian 7th Grade Student Maizee McCoy said.
"It was pretty shocking, because none of us really knew what it was for, so it was kind of like a surprise when he walked through the door," Elysian 7th Grade Student Maizee McCoy said.
Officials are set to discuss the proposed merger of two Terrebonne Parish elementary schools Tuesday.
The School Board s Education Committee will consider a plan that would close Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary and send those students about four miles away to Montegut Elementary starting next school year.
Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary currently enrolls 83 students and last year earned an “A” ranking in student progress.
Terrebonne Superintendent Philip Martin said next year s enrollment at Pointe-aux-Chenes is expected to decrease by 14 students.
“It’s actually very simple, Martin said. The enrollment of Pointe-aux-Chenes has gotten so low it’s just hard to justify keeping a school open especially when there’s a school right down the street.”