The school board’s decision last week to close Comeaux High School at the end of the school year and send its students to other schools next year was perhaps a necessary one. We do not need to rehash the difficulties that the Lafayette Parish School System has faced in recent years as it deals with a dwindling student population and increasing expenses.
No, the problem we have with the decision is not so much on the merits but in the manner it was done. The school board voted 5-2 to close the school at its regular meeting, but it came as something of a surprise to many families that the issue would be discussed when the agenda was released days ahead. Two board members who had opposed the closure when it came up in 2024 were away at a previously scheduled conference.
Needless to say, the students and parents of Comeaux High deserved better. They showed up at the board meeting, and more than 80 spoke against the closure in three hours of public comment…