Shallowater Independent School District is a public school district based in Shallowater, Texas (USA) that serves students in northwestern Lubbock County.
In addition to Shallowater, the district includes a section of Lubbock. [1]
The district has five schools:
In 2011, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]
An assignment at Shallowater High School was the subject of controversy in March 2021. "A 'chivalry' assignment given to students at Shallowater High School in Texas instructed girls to 'dress in a feminine manner' to please men, 'walk behind men daintily as if their feet were bound,' and 'not complain or whine.' [3] The public relations director for the high school said the assignment had been given in a historical context, but was removed. [3]
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Shallowater is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Shallowater is on U.S. Route 84 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Lubbock. Its population was 2,964 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area.
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