Puyau's leadership style has been called intimidating and in January 2018 a teacher was handcuffed during a public discussion of his pay raise.
His January 2017 contract renewal was controversial, as board members called his style intimidating and found that he lacked strategic vision.
[6] Hargrave was asked by a marshal to leave the room after she questioned the Vermilion Parish School Board on their decision to increase the salary of superintendent Jerome Puyau but keep teacher salaries stagnant.
Other discipline management techniques include suspension (in or out of school) and expulsion.
Also, students aged 15 through 18 who are persistently absent from or tardy to school may have their driving privileges revoked by the State of Louisiana.