Cameron Parish School Board

Cameron Parish School Board (CPSS) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district serves Cameron Parish.

The district has its temporary headquarters at 1027 Highway 384 in the Grand Lake area.^[1]

History

In September 2005 Hurricane Rita struck Cameron Parish. Four of the parish's six public schools were destroyed or damaged; students from three other schools (Cameron Elementary, South Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High) occupied Grand Lake High School while students from Johnson Bayou occupied Hackberry High School's campus.^[2]^[3]

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms.^[4]^[5]

Schools

Grand Lake High School (PK-12)
Hackberry High School (K-12)
Johnson Bayou High School (K-12)
- As a result of the September 2008 Hurricane Ike, 80% of the Johnson Bayou campus received damage. The district was to try to get the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund a replacement school instead of a repaired campus.^[6]
South Cameron High School (K-12)
- Was formerly two separate schools (South Cameron Elementary School and South Cameron High School)^[7]
- Hurricane Ike destroyed South Cameron's temporary buildings.^[6]
- Due to declining enrollment, South Cameron no longer sponsors football, leaving no teams in Cameron Parish.

Former schools

Cameron Elementary School (PreK-7)^[8]
- Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.^[3]
Grand Chenier Elementary School
- Closed in 2001 after enrollment decreased to 60 students.^[9]
South Cameron Elementary School
- Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.^[3]

References

^ "4 Day/5 Day Schedule Continuation Considered." Cameron Parish School Board. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 22, 2009.
^ Dixon, Pam. "What's ahead for Cameron schools? Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. May 19, 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dixon, Pam. "Cameron students return to campus after hurricane Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. August 20, 2006.
^ "STUDENT DRESS CODE Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Cameron Parish School Board.
^ "Cameron Parish School Uniform Policy." Cameron Parish School Board. February 11, 2003.
^ ^a ^b "Posted 9-18-2008." Cameron Parish Public Schools. September 18, 2008.
^ "Schools" as of April 26, 2004. Cameron Parish School Board.
^ "Faculty and Staff" as of June 28, 2004. Cameron Elementary School.
^ Atkinson, Vince. "Uncertain Future for Cameron School Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. April 11, 2005.

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