East Baton Rouge Parish School Board passes budget giving teachers a pay raise

BATON ROUGE – Teachers, bus operators and support staff in East Baton Rouge Parish will receive a pay raise. For bus operators, the hourly rate will increase from $14.20 to $20.50.

Their workday will drop from eight hours to six, which several bus operators say they are concerned about.

“When we say we want those eight hours. We are looking at an additional $100 to $200 on our check. When you take it down to six, it’s basically the same check we are getting now,” East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Transportation Driver Keeva Dunmars said…

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