An A-rated charter school in Slaughter is pushing to open a new elementary school in the town despite opposition by the East Feliciana Parish School Board.
Slaughter Community Charter School’s new elementary campus would compete directly with Slaughter Elementary, which has historically served as a feeder to the charter school. It would also draw students from three public schools in Clinton and one in Jackson.
“What we’re trying to do is establish a charter that would be an elementary school of choice throughout the parish,” said Stephanie Goudeau, the director of the charter school…