| Advisory opinion request regarding whether Esther Jean Watson may be employed by the Catahoula Parish School Board as a Child Welfare and Attendance/Visiting Teacher while her sister, Dorothy Watson, serves as a member of the Catahoula Parish School Board. |
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Dorothy Watson is a member of the Catahoula Parish School Board. Esther Jean Watson is the sister of Dorothy Watson. Esther Jean Watson has applied for the position of Child Welfare and Attendance/Visiting Teacher position with the school board. The position requires the applicant to be a certified teacher. The powers and duties of a Child Welfare and Attendance/Visiting Teacher position includes: (1) maintaining and keeping pupil attendance accounting records on forms approved by BESE; (2) investigating cases of nonenrollment and unexcused absences from school of all children within the compulsory school attendance age; (3) giving written notice to the parents, tutor or other person in charge of the child when no valid reason exists for a child's nonenrollment or unexcused absence; (4) visiting the home or place of residence of a child or where the child may be found if absent during school hours and return him to his parent or the school; (5) keeping accurate records of attendance of a children returned to schools or homes, all cases prosecuted and of all other services performed; (6) conduct counseling sessions; and, (7) undertaking other duties as required by law or the school board policy to reduce or respond to truancy.
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La. R.S. 42:1119B provides no member of the immediate family of a member of a governing authority or the chief executive of a governmental entity shall be employed by the governmental entity.
La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(i) permits the school board to employ an immediate family member of a school board member, provided the family member is certified to teach and teaching in a classroom.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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