VPSB going back to the drawing board on meal distribution after long waits, site closure
KATC
and last updated 2021-04-01 19:37:54-04
MAURICE, La. â The Vermilion Parish School System is going back to the drawing board on its plan to distribute meal boxes to students during the upcoming break after long waits and a site closure Thursday afternoon.
The board announced this week it is partnering with Focus Foods to provide meals to students during distributions scheduled for the next few weeks. The first boxes were handed out Wednesday afternoon.
KATC learned that the distribution at Cecil Picard Elementary in Maurice was shut down by the Maurice Police Department, according to the school board. Superintendent Tommy Byler apologized to parents for the pick up line fiasco, adding that there was an extreme increase of people signing up late and we didn t anticipate the amount of pick up right at four.
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy growing into its new space
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy opened its high school this year with about 100 ninth-graders in a brand-new building known as the 6-12 campus.
As part of the Youngsville school s expansion, middle-schoolers moved from the original building next door into the new structure that was completed in June. So the K-8 school shifted to a larger K-5 and 6-12 charter.
That allowed the elementary grades to grow, too. Each level added two teachers and 50 students, Principal Christine Stoudt said.
ARCA will continue to grow its older population over the next three years, adding a grade level and increasing enrollment in other grades each year until it is fully K-12 in 2023.
Rene Rost Middle School evacuated Wednesday following bomb threat
Students relocated, dismissed at Holy Rosary Catholic Church
KATC
and last updated 2021-02-03 16:36:08-05
Rene Rost Middle School was evacuated due to a bomb threat on Wednesday.
The Vermilion Parish School System says that because of the threat, all students were moved to Holy Rosary Catholic Church. The School dismissed from Holy Rosary Catholic Church at their normal dismissal time of 2:21. The car rider pickup line formed down Church Street.
The Kaplan Police Department placed officers at the school and K9s were on campus for a sweep of the building.