Rev. Ambrose Douzart, the President of the Ouachita Parish Branch of the NAACP, has criticized the Monroe City School Board for allowing Superintendent Dr. Brent Vidrine to remain in his position amid an ongoing financial misconduct investigation. The board’s decision…
Despite having one of the highest-paid superintendents in the state, the Monroe City Schools is still struggling to educate African-American students when compared to whites and other races. The performance gap is getting wider, while blacks have shown some improvements…
Despite complaints that Black student performance in the district is declining, the Monroe City School Board gave its Superintendent a new contract and a $12,000 raise. In a 5-1 vote with one abstaining, the board voted to extend the contract…
In a 5-2 vote, the Monroe City School Board extended the contract of Superintendent Brent Vidrine for two additional years. Voting for the extension were board members: Bill Willson, Jennifer Haneline, Darryl Berry, Sharon… Log in to read the remainder…
The Monroe City School board in a 5-2 vote, voted to grant a one-year extension to the contract of Superintendent Brent Vidrine. Vidrine had sought a new three-year contract, but instead was granted a one-year extension of his present contract.…
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals says Neville Dean of Students harassed a student over the color of his hair for a year with the support of the school principal and superintendent Brent Vidrine, who knew about it but did…
