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Top 5 Ways for Lake Charles Parents to Mentally Prepare for Back to School
Top 5 Ways for Lake Charles Parents to Mentally Prepare for Back to School
Top 5 Ways for Lake Charles Parents to Mentally Prepare for Back to School
Some parents can't wait for it, some parents just hate it.  But ready or not, school will be back in session very soon in Southwest Louisiana, and at the very least, you should be getting into the right frame of mind for a new year.  We dug through a lot of different websites to find good advice on how parents can get ready for the new school year, and we picked our top five recommendations.  We h
New York Principal Bans "God Bless the USA" — Yeah, Let’s NOT Be Proud to Be Americans [OPINION]
New York Principal Bans "God Bless the USA" — Yeah, Let’s NOT Be Proud to Be Americans [OPINION]
New York Principal Bans "God Bless the USA" — Yeah, Let’s NOT Be Proud to Be Americans [OPINION]
In case you’ve not been following the story, I’ll give it to you in a nutshell. The principal of P.S. 90 in Brooklyn has told the children that they can’t sing “God Bless the U.S.A.” at their graduation because it might “offend people of other cultures”. The principal in question, at first, decided to allow them to sing “Baby” by Justin Bieber.  She has since withdrawn that permission when parents
UPDATE:  Prien Lake Elementary, S.J. Welsh, Barbe Under Lockdown, Preparing to Release Students
UPDATE: Prien Lake Elementary, S.J. Welsh, Barbe Under Lockdown, Preparing to Release Students
UPDATE: Prien Lake Elementary, S.J. Welsh, Barbe Under Lockdown, Preparing to Release Students
UPDATE 2:46 p.m. -- Calcasieu Parish School Board officials said the lockdown of Prien Lake Elementary was also extended to include S.J. Welsh and Barbe High. As dismissal time nears, officials said they are preparing to release students as normal IF they ride school buses or are normally picked up by parents. Students who walk home from school will not be released from school until a parent or
Calcasieu Parish: Get Your Kids To School On Time … Or Else!
Calcasieu Parish: Get Your Kids To School On Time … Or Else!
Calcasieu Parish: Get Your Kids To School On Time … Or Else!
Yesterday morning as I drove my son to school, I suddenly couldn't remember what time he actually had to be at the school! He gave me one time and his mother gave me another! When I arrived, I asked the vice-principal, who told me that he had to be at school no later than 7:45 a.m., so I was relieved that I was on time! And when I showed up to drop him off again today, I was greeted by members of