More than 10K students to be impacted by EBR Schools' plan to close campuses, repurpose buildings
Apr 15, 2025
BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board proposed a series of campuses in the district to close, vacate and repurpose the buildings.According to a graphic from the school system, the board plans to recommend the following changes:TO CLOSEBernard Terrace ElementaryCapitol MiddleIDEA Br
idgeIDEA InnovationJK Haynes ElementaryRyan ElementaryWestminster ElementaryWinbourne ElementaryBUILDINGS VACANT/TBDCapitol HighEBR Readiness MSJK Haynes WestminsterBUILDINGS REPURPOSEDBelfair Montessori Magnet SchoolBernard Terrace ElementaryCapitol Middle siteEva Legard CenterRyan Elementarynbsp;Winbourne ElementaryBernard Terrace's students would be reassigned to Dufroq Elementary, while Eva Legard's program would relocate to Glasgow Middle School.Ryan's students will be assigned to Progress Elementary, Westminster Elementary's students would be reassigned to Wedgewood Elementary and Winbourne Elementary's students would be reassigned to Capitol and Melrose elementary schools.Capitol High is absorbing Capitol Middle to become a grades 6-12 school operating on the campus of the middle school.EBR Schools says 10,178 students will be impacted while 1,412 staff will be impacted. The recommended plan will go before the board in May for final approval.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less