Bossier Parish School Board
Bossier Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Benton, Louisiana, United States. The Superintendent of Bossier Schools is, as of 2009, D.C. Machen. The district serves Bossier Parish.
History
The first school built by Bossier Parish School Board was Benton High School in 1890. By 1905 It had three teachers and one graduating class. The school taught grades 6–12 with no more than 25 students per grade, with some grades missing students. In May 1969 the Supreme Court issued Desegregation in schools. The only black school in Benton, C.H. Irion High School, became Benton Elementary School; for the first time in Bossier School History blacks and whites were able to go to the same school. Benton High School currently teaches grades 9–12.[1]
Controversies
Bossier Parish Schools was criticized when staff emails were published displaying a cavalier attitude about teaching creationism directly from the bible to students. One teacher, Carolyn Goodwin, mentioned that "We pray at school functions and probably break the law all the time!!” [2]
Notable former school board members
Schools
6-12 schools
High schools
- Airline High School (Bossier City)
- Benton High School (Benton)
- Bossier High School (Bossier City)
- Haughton High School (Haughton)
- Parkway High School (Bossier City)
Middle schools
6-8
- Benton Middle School (Benton)
- Cope Middle School (Bossier City)
- Elm Grove Middle School (Bossier City)
- Greenacres Middle School (Bossier City)
- Haughton Middle School (Haughton)
- Rusheon Middle School (Bossier City)
Elementary schools
PK-5
- Bossier Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Central Park Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Carrie Martin Elementary School (Plain Dealing)
- Plantation Park Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Meadowview Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Waller Elementary School (Bossier City)
K-5
- Apollo Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Elm Grove Elementary (Elm Grove)
- R. V. Kerr Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Stockwell Place Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Legacy Elementary School (Bossier City)
- W. T. Lewis Elementary School (Bossier City)
4-5
- Curtis Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Princeton Elementary School
K-4
- Benton Elementary School (Benton)
K-3
- Bellaire Elementary School (Bossier City)
- Sun City Elementary School (Bossier City)
2-3
- Platt Elementary School (South Bossier City)
K-1
- T. L. Rodes Elementary School (South Bossier City)
References
- ↑ "History of Benton High School." Benton High School. Retrieved on February 24, 2009.
- ↑ The Bible v. the Constitution Slate.com By Zack Kopplin; June 2, 2015