Tagged News

• YouTube flags EBR School Board meeting video as 'spam, deceptive' and blocks education system content

  May 20, 2022 12:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – YouTube flagged the video stream of a controversial East Baton Rouge Parish School Board meeting, making it unwatchable on the social media website Friday. The board meeting from Thursday, May 19, 2022, was banned from viewers. The meeting focused on a contentious discussion over Superintendent Sito... more »

• Bus repeatedly misses stop, mom calls 2 On Your Side Play Video

  March 15, 2022 2:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A concerned mom reached out to 2 On Your Side after her son's bus is repeatedly a no show. Emily Goodin says it's happened at least 15 times. "Some weeks they get him and some weeks they just don't," Goodin said. Her son, 10-year-old Brandon... more »

• Power restored at EBR School Board office after hours-long outage Wednesday

  September 29, 2021 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge school system's central office on South Foster Drive lost power Wednesday morning. The main office for EBR schools spent much of the morning without electricity or phone services. The school system announced around 12:30 that power had finally been restored. School... more »

• EBR Schools invites public to participate in two June town hall meetings

  June 11, 2021 10:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is inviting the public to two town hall-style meetings in June. According to a post on its Facebook page , EBR Schools is hosting the meeting in hopes of obtaining feedback from community members, families, and stakeholders during a... more »

• EBR looking to expand Virtual Academy next school year Play Video

  May 6, 2021 6:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is expanding its virtual learning academy to all grade levels. The expansion is intended to provide another learning option for parents to consider next school year. Superintendent Dr. Sito Narcisse says some students who are virtually learning now will... more »

• EBR School System to host virtual teacher job fair Thursday evening Play Video

  April 15, 2021 5:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is hosting a virtual teacher job fair, Thursday. Those interested in participating are encouraged to begin registering immediately. Officials explained their reason for creating the job fair in a news release, stating, "COVID-19 presented unique challenges to the... more »

• The Dufrocq School returns to in-person classes Monday

  February 1, 2021 6:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As capital area schools continue to navigate the pandemic, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System continues to announce a series of related closures and reopenings. The Dufrocq School, which temporarily shuttered in-person closes and transitioned to virtual learning on Jan. 20, is returning to in-person... more »

• EBR students return to full-time, in-person classes Play Video

  October 19, 2020 6:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Monday morning, the last batch of East Baton Rouge Parish students who've grown used to spending school days in front of a laptop will return to in-person classes five days a week. School officials are prepared for the return of 6-12 graders to campuses across... more »

• EBR's 6-12 graders begin staggered return to hybrid schedule in-person classes, Monday Play Video

  September 28, 2020 8:12 AM

  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH - Middle and high school students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish's public school system who are beginning to weary of virtual learning have the opportunity to return to in-person classes and see at least some of their peers and teachers face-to-face, beginning Monday, September 28.... more »

• EBR schools delay start of classes, will stay virtual until at least Labor Day Play Video

  July 21, 2020 3:22 PM

  Watch the news conference on WBRZ Plus, which is always streaming online here, around 10 a.m. BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish School System will delay the start of in-person classes on campus by a few weeks. Teachers received messages from principals by Wednesday morning, alerting... more »

• School board member wants colleagues to attend required diversity class amid meeting controversy

  June 22, 2020 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Amid calls for a school board member to resign following controversial comments and being seen shopping online during a recent school board meeting, colleagues are pushing forward with a plan to enroll members in a race education course. School board member Michael Gaudet said he will... more »

• EBR Mayor, local education leaders to discuss needs of BR students during virtual town hall

  June 16, 2020 5:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Students across the state pushed through a Spring semester interrupted by a global health crisis, and in preparation for the upcoming Fall semester, city leaders are gathering to discuss how the community can adequately provide for the needs of Baton Rouge students The discussion, hosted by... more »

• Sunday Journal- Back to the Future in School Play Video

  June 15, 2020 1:57 PM

  In this episode of Sunday Journal, audiences sit in on an interview with the soon-to-be-retired superintendent of EBR Parish Schools, Warren Drake. Drake discusses the role of the incoming superintendent as well as the challenges she'll face while leading the parish through its first post-pandemic school year. Enjoy... more »

• EBR Schools presents first annual Student Film Festival, Friday Play Video

  March 11, 2020 12:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's young filmmakers will have the opportunity to shine during the first annual East Baton Rouge Parish Student Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place Friday, March 9. During the event, the public will enjoy student films of all genres, ranging from drama to horror... more »

• McKinley High employees issued misdemeanor summonses over alleged battery involving student

  December 17, 2019 4:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two McKinley High School employees were issued summonses from police Friday amid an investigation into complaints they were heavy-handed with at least one student. Baton Rouge Police said officers are investigating allegations of physical assault on a student. The two school employees are at the center... more »

• Custodian arrested after fight with high school bullies at McKinley High Friday

  February 1, 2019 1:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A school custodian was arrested after an altercation with high school bullies at McKinley High School Friday morning. Authorities said several students were harassing the custodian, who ended up fighting with the teenagers. According to arrest records, one of the students was taunting the worker, as... more »

• EBR school bus driver on leave after profanity-laced howl at students was caught on camera Play Video

  October 4, 2018 12:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE – An East Baton Rouge Parish School System bus driver was placed on leave after a person driving next to a bus recorded the driver’s profanity-laced fuss at students onboard. Because of the incident, all transportation employees with EBR will have to undergo additional training. The school... more »

• BB gun found at Baton Rouge school Tuesday

  August 28, 2018 7:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Almost three weeks into the school year, school district officials said a child brought a BB gun to an elementary school. The gun was reported to school administrators by another student. Disciplinary action will be taken, the district said, but did not release details about if... more »

• Part of child's finger cut off in freak accident at Baton Rouge school

  August 23, 2018 11:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A child was rushed to the hospital after cutting off what sources said was the “tip” of a finger Thursday morning. First responders were dispatched to Greenbrier Elementary School in the Monticello area off Greenwell Springs Road around 10 o’clock Thursday to reports of the child’s... more »

• Connie Bernard won't attend Thursday night school board meeting Play Video

  August 14, 2018 6:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Connie Bernard, the embattled member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board caught on camera in a profanity-laced tirade this weekend, plans to be absent from the board’s meeting Thursday night. WBRZ learned Bernard has advised she won’t attend. She told colleagues she had a scheduling... more »

• School district to consider ways to control rowdy graduates after hoopla this week Play Video

  May 24, 2018 1:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Dozens of kids were cheered as they interrupted the graduation ceremony of Scotlandville High this week. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System said it will reevaluate and reinforce policies and procedures next year so all students can receive the same respect during graduation. A spokesperson... more »

• Boys arrested for sexually assaulting girl at school last week Play Video

  March 6, 2018 4:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Two young boys will be charged with sexual battery after a female classmate said they assaulted her in a private suspension room recently. The attack happened at the Greenville Alternative school on Desoto Drive last week. Authorities said the 14-year-old female student was in the... more »

• School board proposes massive construction effort, new schools in south EBR Play Video

  February 22, 2018 5:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish School System proposes using proceeds from a 1-cent tax renewal to pay for a renovation of Glen Oaks High, a new elementary school and land for another new school somewhere in the southern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. There are... more »

• School district promises cleaner buses after driver's viral rant Play Video

  August 4, 2017 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish School System promised better oversight and a stricter policy on preparing school buses for the road after a bus driver took to social media to convey her frustration with filthy buses ahead of the start of school. > WATCH the viral... more »

• Getting EBR public schools back to normal will be expensive

  February 16, 2017 6:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is working to get as many schools as possible back to some sort of normal following the August flood. At a school board meeting Thursday evening, members were scheduled to be briefed on the first stages of six projects.... more »

• Istrouma High School to reopen in 2017 following 8-month renovation

  December 13, 2016 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Istrouma High School is expected to be open next school year following a renovation that begins Tuesday, the school system said in an email late Tuesday afternoon about the next day's groundbreaking. Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System is set to start work on... more »

• Teen arrested after video of tryst in classroom shared among classmates

  October 26, 2016 12:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A high school student faces felony sex charges after deputies said the teenager recorded a tryst with his girlfriend in a classroom recently. Deputies booked Jonathon Moss, 18, into jail on pornography involving juveniles and carnal knowledge of a juvenile charges. Both charges are felonies. ... more »

• LHSAA: Belaire HS penalized for plot to play ineligible player

  October 17, 2016 3:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Administrators, coaches and either the parent or an unidentified football player conspired to hide the player's ineligibility for high school football play at Belaire, the LHSAA ruled in a report released Monday. Belaire, a District 6-4A school, will forfeit its five winning games played between September... more »

• EBR Schools won't reopen until after Labor Day

  August 22, 2016 7:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System pushed the return of school back to September 6th, the district announced Monday. Originally, officials hoped to open schools this week but decided the stress on the system was too great. Numerous campuses were flooded and school buses took... more »

• School briefly on lockdown as police search area for suspect

  August 11, 2016 11:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A school was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday morning while police searched the area around the school for a suspect in a crime. A large law enforcement presence was gathered around the 1600 block of North Foster. Police were searching neighborhoods around the intersection of Greenwell... more »

• Bizarre case of missing documents, fraudulent activities at area school

  May 19, 2016 7:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System said a letter parents of students at Glasgow Middle received warning of stolen files containing private information was fraudulent but admitted there was a problem with a small number of paper student records last year. The letter, obtained by the... more »

• Student hospitalized after fight at school Friday

  April 29, 2016 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A fight at a school required emergency personnel and police Friday afternoon. First responders were called to McKinley High School around 2:30 for a brawl involving students. The fight involved multiple people who were hurt, those who reported the incident advised authorities. Police cars and fire... more »

• East Baton Rouge School Board to consider online school

  March 15, 2016 9:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The East Baton Rouge Parish school system is poised to launch a new online school that caters to both struggling and advanced students. The board hopes to grab a share of the burgeoning virtual education marketplace in the capital city. The Advocate reports the system... more »

• Officials sign on the dotted line, look toward reopening Istrouma High

  January 5, 2016 6:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State education officials have signed an agreement allowing the East Baton Rouge Parish School System to regain control of shuttered Istrouma High School. The parties finalized the deal Tuesday and the district school board will likely make a procedural move accepting it since the board approved... more »

• Judge agrees with firing of principal who fought bully with a stick

  November 11, 2015 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge approved the firing of a high school principal after the administrator was recorded on video hitting a student with a stick while trying to break up a fight. The decision by the administrative judge Wednesday means Dr. Calvin Nicholas is no longer employed by... more »

• Principal tells stick story after being fired for breaking up fight Play Video

  September 17, 2015 11:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A former professional athlete turned educator believes he was hung out to dry after he was recorded on a cell phone camera using what he described as a walking stick to break up a fight. Calvin Nicholas was the principal at Scotlandville High School until, he... more »