It wasn't a social call.
True, Lee had worked for the district 29 years before becoming superintendent to the neighboring parish so it's not like he couldn't by a social call but there was stuff to talk about.
Besides the news of the death of a DeSoto 12-year-old, Lee discusses some changes he anticipated coming up in future BESE meetings.
Among them the radical shift from a moderate board to a more conservative board, one he says that is perfectly aligned to State Superintendent Paul Pastorek's ideology.
"I am convinced that Louisiana will go through a major transition and we will have one school system for the entire state," he said.
Lee referred to bills that will term limit school board members as well as the thought some politicians in Baton Rouge have to streamline the state's education system. One item, allowing charter schools to be approved at the state level rather than by a local board, concerned him.
He mentioned that because BESE is aligned with Pastorek's ideology, that it will be easier to pass such items.
"I personally don't see anyway to stop it," he said. "At this point BESE has lost its independence."
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