St. John the Baptist Parish School Board upholds superintendent’s termination recommendation after executive session

The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted on May 22, 2025, to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation to terminate a St. John the Baptist Parish Public School employee. The vote on the motion to uphold the recommendation passed 8–1 with two members absent.

The board first voted to convene an executive session at 7:47 p.m. under Louisiana Revised Statute 42:17(A)(1) to discuss the character or competence of the employee; the motion to go into executive session was made by Vicknair and seconded by Wallace and passed on roll call (9 yeas, 1 nay — Burl, 1 absent — Frizzell). The board reconvened in regular session at 8:09 p.m.

After returning to open session, DeFrancesch moved and Mamou seconded a motion “to uphold the Superintendent’s Recommendation of Termination of a St. John the Baptist Parish Public School Employee.” The roll call recorded 8 yeas (Holden, Morris, DeFrancesch, Mamou, Wallace, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Schum), 1 nay (Burl) and 2 absent (Triche, Frizzell); the motion carried.

The motion and votes were recorded in the meeting minutes; the minutes do not include further details about the employee, the allegations, or any corrective actions discussed in executive session. The record shows the board followed the statutory procedure cited when convening the closed session.

The meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m.