Jefferson Parish School Board members question endorsements of state association
The Jefferson Parish School Board has found a way to save $29,000. It is considering withdrawing from the Louisiana School Boards Association.
Michael Delesdernier
Before it does, however, board members want to hear from association representatives regarding two recent events.
The first is its political action committee’s endorsement of the two challengers, Lee Barrios and Sharon Hewitt, in the 1st District race for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Both are outspoken critics of education reforms that incumbent James Garvey and the Jefferson school system — under the largely new School Board and interim Superintendent James Meza — support.
“The Jefferson Parish School Board was denied input in the endorsement procedure of an election that directly affects Jefferson Parish,” board President Michael Delesdernier wrote in a letter to state association President Darren Manuel and Executive Director Lloyd Dressel.