Cameron Parish School Board (CPSB) or Cameron Parish School District or Cameron Parish School System (CPSS) is a

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headquartered in unincorporated

Cameron Parish Cameron Parish () is a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-sm ...

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. The district's boundaries parallel those of Cameron Parish. The district's headquarters are in

Cameron Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 19 ...

History

In September 2005

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struck Cameron Parish. Four of the parish's six public schools were destroyed or damaged; students from three other schools (Cameron Elementary, South Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High) occupied Grand Lake High School while students from Johnson Bayou occupied Hackberry High School's campus.Dixon, Pam.
Cameron students return to campus after hurricane
." KPLC-TV. August 20, 2006. Circa 2009, the district has its temporary headquarters at 1027 Highway 384 in the Grand Lake area.

School uniforms

Students are required to wear

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Schools

* Grand Lake High School (7-12) * Hackberry High School (PK-12) *

Johnson Bayou High School Johnson Bayou High School is a senior high school (grades PK–12) in the community of Johnson Bayou, Louisiana. It is a part of the Cameron Parish School Board and serves the communities of Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach. Johnson Bayou has the ...

(PK-12) **As a result of the September 2008

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, 80% of the Johnson Bayou campus received damage. The district was to try to get the

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(FEMA) to fund a replacement school instead of a repaired campus.Posted 9-18-2008
" Cameron Parish Public Schools. September 18, 2008. *

South Cameron High School South Cameron High School is a public primary and secondary school in unincorporated Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The school, a part of the Cameron Parish School Board, has grades Kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educ ...

(PK-12) ** Was formerly two separate schools (South Cameron Elementary School and South Cameron High School) ** Hurricane Ike destroyed South Cameron's temporary buildings. ** Due to declining enrollment, South Cameron no longer sponsors

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. * Grand Lake Elementary School (PK-6)

Former schools

Cameron Elementary School
(PreK-7) ** Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.
Grand Chenier Elementary School
** Closed in 2001 after enrollment decreased to 60 students.Atkinson, Vince.
Uncertain Future for Cameron School
." KPLC-TV. April 11, 2005. * South Cameron Elementary School ** Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.

References

External links

* {{coord, 29.7956, -93.3195, type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-LA, display=title School districts in Louisiana Education in Cameron Parish, Louisiana