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The deadline for New Orleans families to submit their school choices for the 2022-23 school year is fast approaching, with the first round of applications set to close Friday.
While many school districts, and in some cases entire states, are moving forward with plans to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students once it has received full federal approval, New Orleans isn’t waiting.
There are more than 3,000 empty public school seats in New Orleans, each one costing the district money it doesn’t have, according to data shared at a special school board meeting Thursday morning.