The state education department has created an email address where the public can file complaints about a school not following minimum COVID-19 health requirements established by BESE. Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the address is ldoecovid19support@la.gov.
“Whoever sends in this email, will get a survey sent to them, where they log in specific information about their concern and it has to be in one of those key areas, such as group size, transportation, face coverings,” said Brumley.
Brumley says they have received a few concerns already. He says once they receive a complaint, the leader of that school system and the school board president is notified.
‘If its something that needs to be corrected, they have the opportunity to work through that or if it’s something they choose to rebut, they have the opportunity to submit a response back to the department,” said Brumley.
BESE approved rules for schools to follow in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. They include a mask mandate for staff and children in grades three through 12, limits on group sizes, and capacity on school buses.
Brumley says schools who refuse to follow these guidelines put themselves at risk of being sued if a student is infected by COVID-19.
“If you choose not to follow this then you do not have relief from liability and that is the same for non-publics as well,” said Brumley.
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