Cameron Parish School Board

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South Cameron High School after Hurricane Rita

Cameron Parish School Board (CPSB) or Cameron Parish School District or Cameron Parish School System (CPSS) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district serves Cameron Parish.

Contents

The district has its temporary headquarters at 1027 Highway 384 in the Grand Lake area. [1]

History

In September 2005 Hurricane Rita struck Cameron Parish. Four of the parish's six public schools were destroyed or damaged; students from three other schools (Cameron Elementary, South Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High) occupied Grand Lake High School while students from Johnson Bayou occupied Hackberry High School's campus. [2] [3]

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms. [4] [5]

Schools

Former schools

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References

  1. "4 Day/5 Day Schedule Continuation Considered." Cameron Parish School Board. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 22, 2009.
  2. Dixon, Pam. "What's ahead for Cameron schools? Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine ." KPLC-TV. May 19, 2006.
  3. 1 2 3 Dixon, Pam. "Cameron students return to campus after hurricane Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine ." KPLC-TV. August 20, 2006.
  4. "STUDENT DRESS CODE Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine ." Cameron Parish School Board.
  5. "Cameron Parish School Uniform Policy." Cameron Parish School Board. February 11, 2003.
  6. 1 2 "Posted 9-18-2008." Cameron Parish Public Schools. September 18, 2008.
  7. "Schools" as of April 26, 2004. Cameron Parish School Board.
  8. "Faculty and Staff" as of June 28, 2004. Cameron Elementary School.
  9. Atkinson, Vince. "Uncertain Future for Cameron School Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine ." KPLC-TV. April 11, 2005.