BATON ROUGE – Attorneys for an Ascension Parish parent appealed the dismissal of a civil action against the parish School Board.
Darrin Kenny Lewis Sr. versus Ascension Parish School Board was dismissed Sept. 29 in U.S. District Court. The appeal was certified Oct. 6.
Middle District of Louisiana Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson dismissed the action.
The action stemmed from the board’s adoption of a new redistricting plan, known as Option 2f, from Jan. 15, 2008.
The plan is an attempt to decrease overcrowding issues by spreading the student population from one east bank high school to another.
Some students who once fed into Dutchtown High School in Geismar began to move into East Ascension High School in Gonzales.
The suit sought to reverse the board’s decision to redistrict the attendance zone.
Opponents of the plan have contended that it would create racial and economic disparities among the three east-bank high schools.
A group called Save Our Community Schools organized to publicize perceived disparities.
SOCS supporters circulated fliers and set up a Web site at www.socs07.org.
