Plaquemines Parish School Board Explained

Plaquemines Parish School Board (PPSB) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1]

The district includes the entire parish.^[2]

The current superintendent is Denis Rousselle.

History

The school district refused to follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and refused to desegregate its schools until 1967.^[3]

School uniforms

All Plaquemines Parish public schools require school uniforms.^{[4] [5]}

Schools

All schools are located in unincorporated areas.^[2]

K-12 schools

• Phoenix High School https://web.archive.org/web/20071027002245/http://www.phs.ppsb.org/

High schools

• 7-12
  • South Plaquemines High School https://web.archive.org/web/20080708135737/http://www.sphs.ppsb.org/
• 9-12
  • Belle Chasse High School https://web.archive.org/web/20080224232726/http://www.bchs.ppsb.org/

4-8 schools

• Belle Chasse Middle School

PK-6 schools

• Boothville-Venice Elementary School
• South Plaquemines Elementary School

PK-4 schools

• Belle Chasse Primary School

Former schools

The following consolidated into South Plaquemines High School after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita:^{[6] [7]}

• Port Sulphur High School - PK-12^[8]
• Buras Middle School (6-8)^[9]
• Buras High School (PreK-5 and 9–12)^[10]
• Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12)^[11]

External links

• Plaquemines Parish School Board

Notes and References

1. Web site: PlaqueminesCAPS . 2023-08-04 . www.ppsb.org.
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Plaquemines Parish, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-03-03. - Text list - The map shows there are no incorporated places in the parish.
3. United States v. Plaquemines Parish School Board, 291 F. Supp. 841 (E.D. La. 1967) - at Justia, at Vlex
4. http://www.bchs.ppsb.org/uploads/images/377/BCHS_Handbook_2006-07.doc Handbook
5. http://www.bcps.ppsb.org/uploads/images/105/bcps_Handbook_2007-2008.doc Handbook
6. http://www.sphs.ppsb.org/ Home Page
7. "Schools." as of February 19, 2005. Plaquemines Parish School Board
8. "Port Sulphur High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 25, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
9. "Buras Middle School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
10. "Buras High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
11. "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services ." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.