He has experience with state occupation
07.10.2025 19:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@martajewson.bsky.social
Lost my Minnesota accent covering charter schools, special ed and sunshine laws in New Orleans for The Lens. Had successful LITT brain surgery! Writing my first book? Mid-Citizen. Alt text: A 5yo in a snowsuit in front of a snow-covered bungalow.
He has experience with state occupation
07.10.2025 19:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All based on his Prime day cart
07.10.2025 18:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feels like they should have made one more bracket...
07.10.2025 18:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Seems bad
07.10.2025 18:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Anyone with the gaul to write "open season" about any individual, especially a woman. sheesh.
07.10.2025 17:56 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Think he'd accept a debate challenge?
07.10.2025 17:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0City again extends the fee waiver on late parking tickets.
(They need cash)
Chase was on the New Beginnings Schools Foundation board during the 2019 Kennedy High graduation scandal β and when the charter board voted "accidentally" to change the jurisdiction of its charter schools.
07.10.2025 17:09 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0At the most, bucking tradition was not releasing tax returns.
07.10.2025 16:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Everyone had to reapply for their jobs. This was an interesting strategy.
07.10.2025 16:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The best and worst C-suite DJing event in history was Gannett's c-suite producing this and sending it to the whole company amid layoffs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5U_...
07.10.2025 16:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0"Bucking tradition" is a bit casual ay?
07.10.2025 16:13 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Yes. I-10 on-ramp at Carrollton.
07.10.2025 16:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Under- cover Operations to Infil- trate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence
Law enforcement historically loves announcing their undercover operations ahead of time
07.10.2025 15:43 β π 720 π 171 π¬ 50 π 46The chaotic I-10 on-ramp at S Carrollton, in which southbound drivers cross three lanes of traffic to then merge with turning traffic - appears to have a new surprise element. A photo shows a curb cut on the left side of the entrance ramp.
Thereβs a new curb cut at New Orleansβ most notorious I-10 on-ramp β¦.
07.10.2025 16:05 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Other situations can be murky:
KIPP and NOLA Public Schools argue over special education of a kindergartener
It's unclear whoβs to blame β and how to catch other students before they fall through the cracks. thelensnola.org/2025/05/15/k...
Another example:
In 2016, Carver High School broke special-education law by suspending student for nearly 5 weeks.
Students with IEPs cannot be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days, per federal law.
thelensnola.org/2016/02/04/c...
In 2017, Craig Charter School suspended a student who "seemed depressed."
Thatβs not a legitimate reason to keep a child out of school, state officials said.
thelensnola.org/2017/03/31/f...
Last year, Fannie C. Williams School suspended a child pending a βmental healthβ eval.
βThere is simply no provision in the law that allows school districts to exclude children simply because the school feels a mental health eval is needed,β said Hector Linares.
thelensnola.org/2025/06/25/f...
Children who receive special education CANNOT be suspended without an evaluation. That eval, called a Manifestation Determination Review, determines if the child's disability led to the punishable behavior. If it did β they can't be removed from school.
π§΅ of examples
Give me the Lite-Brite shot
07.10.2025 13:48 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0::double checks dateline::
07.10.2025 09:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Best college job.
06.10.2025 22:37 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back to school: How and when to ask for a special education evaluation
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of Louisiana kids have special ed plans.
thelensnola.org/2025/10/06/b...
I mean ... technically their premiums would be going into a pool they didn't know they could pull from. So he's wrong both ways!
06.10.2025 20:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Woof.
06.10.2025 20:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Texting with officials is always weird.
Mostly I've wondered when I'll have to put "she responded with a thumbs down" when asked ....
The LGD is really smelling like garbage today ... anyone else?
06.10.2025 19:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The now defunct New Beginnings group has dragged this lawsuit on for six years β the kids are now in their early 20s. Some never got to college after losing scholarships.
AND the charter group appears prepared to lose. They set aside $400k and βbelieves the plaintiff has a 75% chance of success."
New Orleans' John Kennedy High grads who were denied diplomas in 2019 can continue lawsuit as a class-action, judges rule
thelensnola.org/2025/10/02/k...