N.O. Public School Board Reports No Drop in Attendance

As many private schools in the New Orleans area struggle to reopen and retain students, the Orleans Parish Public School Board announced today that its schools never closed.

“Katrina hit, the city flooded, there’s been looting, mass evacuations, no power, and no potable water,” said School Board President Torin Sanders.

“But we decided to keep the schools open.”

“The New Orleans Public School Board is famous for its good decision making skills, and this is yet another example of that.”

President Sanders pointed to a key statistic to back the Board’s decision: student attendance did not drop during the storm.

“This is a testament to the quality of education that our schools give. Our cafeterias haven’t been able to receive deliveries, our toilets won’t flush, and we can’t read by sunlight on cloudy days; but the students still come just as they always have, even though we no longer have buses to get them here.”

Sanders concluded, “We’re committed to educating our students, and, judging from the lack of fall in attendance, our students are committed to learning.”