SLAUGHTER — The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has voted to approve a new elementary school in Slaughter, a small town in East Feliciana Parish. Still, not everyone in the community is on board with the decision.
During yesterday’s BESE meeting, teachers, parents, and staff from both the current elementary school and the incoming charter school spoke about the plan.
Slaughter Community Charter will run the new school, which is set to open next fall for sixth graders. Additional grades will be added in the coming years until the school reaches capacity…