dale henderson

Today 31 students from Jefferson Island Road Elementary were on board a school bus involved in a minor accident this morning. According to Superintendent Dale Henderson the bus had stopped on LA 682 to take on students and began to drive away...

With nearly 2,000 employees including 135 bus drivers the school system will be fully functional.

The Iberia School Board fears if the cuts are not halted, they may have to authorize layoffs.

The Iberia Parish School Board asking the state to pick up the bill. Superintendent Dale Henderson says the unfunded mandates, costs the state imposes on local governments, are putting his school system in a hard spot.

The general fund budget for the Iberia Parish School Board is in a deficit situation. This year's deficit is projected to be about 1.8 million dollars from the general fund.