Barbers Hill Independent School District

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Barbers Hill Independent School District
Location
ESC Region 6 [1]
USA
Coordinates 29°50′10″N94°50′56″W / 29.836171°N 94.8487818°W / 29.836171; -94.8487818
District information
Type Independent school district
GradesPre-K through 12
Schools9 (2009–10) [2]
NCES District ID 4809450 [2]
Students and staff
Students4,220 (2010–11) [1]
Teachers282.11 (2009–10) [2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio14.61 (2009–10) [2]
Athletic conference UIL Class 5A Football & Basketball [3]
District mascotEagles [4]
Colors   Royal Blue, White [4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011Recognized [5]
Website Barbers Hill ISD

Barbers Hill Independent School District is a public school district in Mont Belvieu, Texas (USA).

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Composition

The district serves 192.3 square miles (498 km2) of exurbs in western Chambers County, Texas, and is located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 146. The area is composed of four distinct communities: Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Cove, and Beach City. It has approximately 3400 students.[ citation needed ]

As of 2017, Barbers Hill ISD has a total of 11 schools. [1]

Regular instructional

High School(s)

Intermediate Schools

Elementary Schools

Alternative instructional

Academic achievement

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]

Dress code controversy

In January 2020, school authorities suspended DeAndre Arnold, an African American senior at Barbers Hill, due to the length of his hair. The district had altered its dress code over winter break, prohibiting boys from wearing their in a ponytail. Arnold's hairstyle, is an homage to his Trinidadian roots. [6] [7] All of the board members voted in July 2020 to uphold the prohibition on long hair for male students. [8] In August 2020, a federal judge ruled that the school district's hair policy was discriminatory and could not be enforced. [9] Despite the ruling and the subsequent adoption of the CROWN act, the district continued to enforce variations of the dress code until at least 2023. [10]

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References

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  3. "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League . Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Barbers Hill High School Football". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. "Texas high school student suspended over dreadlocks, family says". ABC13 Houston. January 25, 2020.
  7. "'It's by far not a race issue' | Barber weighs in on Barbers Hill ISD's grooming code". KHOU.
  8. Schwartz, Matthew S. (2020-07-22). "Texas School Board Keeps Grooming Code That Led To Suspension Of Black Students". National Public Radio . Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  9. "After 2 Black students were suspended, court rules hair policy is discriminatory". Mont Belvieu: KTRK-TV. August 18, 2020. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. Mayorquin, Orlando (2023-12-06). "Black Student in Texas Is Suspended Over Hair Length Again". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-31.