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LPSS digs back into budget cuts

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By Elliot Wade Verified, Christiaan Mader Verified
| The Current Media Verified
After a seismic year, challenges remain for Lafayette public schools. Major shifts set in motion in 2024 take effect this fall, and the school board kicks off 2025 with big decisions ahead of it and a budget gap still looming. Case in point: The Lafayette Parish School System plans to cut immersion programming for pre-K students for the upcoming school year, per Superintendent Francis Touchet. Coming on the heels of a rocky year, the decision has again stoked anger and mistrust among parents.
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LPSS Superintendent Francis Touchet says possibility of some teacher layoffs to help balance budget

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By Elliot Wade Verified
| KADN-TV (Lafayette, LA) Verified
LAFAYETTE, La. (The Current) — After falling short of closing a $38 million budget gap, officials with Lafayette Parish School System are now looking for more ways to cut costs. Among them, laying off personnel. The school board voted last month to close several schools and reorganize the district but stopped short of all the cost saving recommendations offered by its consultants.
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In surprise move, board saves Duson Elementary, Comeaux High

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By Elliot Wade Verified
| The Current Media Verified
In what came as a surprise to many who thought the final decision on Lafayette’s school restructuring plan was baked in, the Lafayette Parish community was able to move school board members to save both Comeaux High School and Duson Elementary from closure.
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