Shelley Ritz
Shelley Ritz is the Superintendent of Plaquemines Parish schools in Louisiana, where she has been instrumental in managing the district's operations and addressing the ongoing burden of compliance with federal desegregation orders. Recently, she expressed that the paperwork required by the Justice Department was a significant workload for her small district and remarked on the administrative challenges posed by historical legal agreements that have outlived their necessity.
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Plaquemines Superintendent Shelley Ritz said Justice Department officials still visited every year and requested data.
Justice Department ends decades-old Louisiana school desegregation order
United States· 2025-05-02
Plaquemines Superintendent Shelley Ritz said Justice Department officials still visited every year as recently as 2023 and requested data on topics including hiring and discipline.
Justice Department ends decades-old school desegregation order | World News
Jamaica· 2025-05-02