Parish school board to discuss lay-off policy by Sunny Meriwether - posted Thursday, October 11th, 2012 @ 12:00 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  A new policy on employee lay-offs is set to top the agenda for the Ouachita Parish School Board on Thursday evening. The State Department of Education had set a deadline of Oct. 1 to submit a Reduction-in-Force (RIF) policy, but board members wanted more time to study the proposal and weren't even sure whether they were legally bound to submit a policy. Personnel Director Don Coker said he and Board Attorney Elmer Noah have been studying several proposals. One of those policies was developed by Forethought, a Baton Rouge-based firm which has contracted with most of the state's school districts to recommend policies. Another came from the Louisiana Association of Educators. ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Ouachita Citizen's NEW E-Edition!