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EBR School Board approves one-time stipend; amount varies by position Play Video
February 17, 2022 11:25 PM
BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School Board Thursday approved a one-time stipend for more employees than was originally proposed, settling on $1,200 for certificated staff and $600 for all other district employees. The compromise came two weeks after a school board committee did not make a recommendation... more » -
Day after 'sick out' over COVID concerns, EBR educators take message directly to school leaders Play Video
January 13, 2022 11:10 PM
BATON ROUGE - A handful of members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Association of Educators showed up at Thursday's Committee of the Whole meeting to take their demands directly to the district after staying home from work Wednesday to protest classroom COVID protocols. "I feel like our concerns... more » -
100 educators vaccinated at Baton Rouge General Wednesday Play Video
February 24, 2021 10:02 PM
BATON ROUGE - Cheers and applause, that could be mistaken for a pep rally, carried from a Baton Rouge General waiting room Wednesday, as dozens of teachers and faculty members received their first COVID-19 vaccine. "I feel 110 percent awesome," Nessie Richards of St. James Episcopal Day School said.... more » -
HOPE Academy calls actions of educators 'inexcusable,' school lifts silence Play Video
April 24, 2018 7:15 PM
BATON ROUGE- Two weeks after the WBRZ Investigative Unit aired a story about educators mocking a special need student, the Board Chairman for HOPE Academy opened up in an on-camera interview calling the actions "inexcusable." The story went viral after it aired and touched off outrage in Baton Rouge and... more » -
Educators fired after mocking autistic student in audio recording Play Video
April 10, 2018 5:45 PM
UPDATE: Hope Academy says a second teacher has now been fired following the Investigative Unit's report. See the latest info here: http://www.wbrz.com/news/educators-fired-after-mocking-autistic-student-in-audio-recording/ BATON ROUGE- A Hope Academy school employee was fired and another will be terminated when school lets out for the summer after an audio recording captured... more »