FILE:  FDC

NAMING OF FACILITIES

The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board believes naming a school is a matter of great importance.  The Board shall not be influenced in its decision by personal prejudice or favoritism, political pressure, or temporary popularity in choosing a name.  No school, school building, or other public building shall be named after any person, living or dead, except for a deceased person, or organization that has donated the land or funding for the facility.  However, a street that is maintained by the School Board and that is not a state or federal highway, or any existing athletic facilities at a school within the Board’s jurisdiction may be named in honor of a living person.

The Superintendent shall be responsible for soliciting names from staff, students, and the community and shall prepare procedures to follow in naming school properties.  These procedures may include a timetable for the naming process in order to lessen any community or factional pressures that may build up when a selection is delayed or seems uncertain. 

New policy:  September 22, 2011

Revised:  March 21, 2013

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:85, 42:267

Board minutes, 9-22-11, 3-21-13

St. John the Baptist Parish School Board