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May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Rotten Food At Dallas ISD

A petition is circulating after rotten food at Dallas Independent School District‘s Geneva Heights Elementary School by Redistricting Commission Member Randal Bryant goes viral.

Superintendent Hinojosa’s who is planning a run for Mayor did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Dallas ISD communications.

Bryant and other parents document multiple cases of food spoilage and incorrect temperatures on refrigerators at the Dallas school campus.

The principal at Geneva Heights, Patricia Lane, sent out a message to parents in late March 2022 indicating she was aware of the problem.

In social media posts, Bryant plans to present a petition at next week’s Board of Trustees meeting, if he is allowed to speak. (Parents have previously been kept off the speaker agenda by Dallas ISD staff.)

Additionally, Trustee Maxie Johnson, lept for the chance to represent the school at the Board of Trustees despite him admitting this was not in his district and his previous nonchalance about other schools in his constituency.

Something Smells: Rotten Food At Dallas ISD

Dallas schools food programs had generally gotten high marks after a free food benefit at the start of the pandemic.

April 22, 2022April 21, 2022

Dallas Magnets Site Goes Live

The Dallas Magnets site launched this week along with a sister Facebook group aimed at bringing news and information for parents seeking the right fit for their student among Dallas Independent School District’s many magnet programs.

The site hopes to make it easier on parents to choose between public Montessori and TAG programs, between Townview’s campus programs including Health or Science and Engineering, or Booker T Washington’s arts programs.

Dallas Magnets Site Details

The Dallas magnets site was launched by the Townview Dallas Magnets Foundation after parents repeatedly complained about not having a single location for information on magnet programs, ISD calendar deadlines, and particular information about schools.

The nonprofit does not anticipate things will be busy with the site initially, but expect a strong push by early August, when parents are seeking back to school information that often is updated after the fact on school websites. They are actively adding schools and information to the site using an all volunteer core of parents and community members.

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Health Science’s Giselle Chapa Headed to Harvard

Townview Health’s Giselle Chapa is headed to Harvard University on scholarship for the 2022-2023 school year per a Twitter post earlier this week.

It is unclear if Chapa will receive a parade or any commendation from Dallas Independent School District‘s Board of Trustees. They have repeatedly made efforts to recognize South Oak Cliff’s football team.

Giselle Chapa’s Hopes

Chapa is planning on becoming a physician when she completes her studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We have reached out to Townview to learn what area of focus Ms. Chapa hopes to pursue after college and medical school.

On a related note, another alumni from Townview’s Science and Engineering (Townview SEM) program Class of 2021 is being honored for putting together a baseball nonprofit for children with cancer.

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Spring Break Still On For Dallas ISD Transportation?

Is Spring Break still on for Dallas ISD Transportation or did students jump ahead with their clocks unnecessarily?

A post on the Dallas Townview Magnets Foundation website noted that buses were running up to an hour late again.

Spring Break Still On For Dallas ISD Transportation – A Continuing Issue

Other Side Dallas has previously reported on several times when buses were not running on time immediately following a holiday.

In November 2021 after Thanksgiving and again in January 2022, transportation services was unable to ensure buses arrived in time to get students to campus on time.

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Kimball Basketball Had Warning Signs

The Kimball basketball team’s Athletic Director and head coach had prior knowledge of previous issues with the player who brought a firearm on the school trip to San Antonio last week.

Two sources on school staff and two unrelated parents told Other Side Dallas that the school and staff were aware of the issues and that weapons on campus are a regular occurrence that gets ignored by senior administration and Dallas ISD Police.

Despite multiple issues with academics and attitude, the team kept the player on the team due to athletic ability and kept issues quiet in pursuit of state accolades.

Dallas Schools have had multiple incidents and violations of Code of Conduct where the Dallas ISD did not follow their own policy on discipline. Recently an assault victim was made to stay in the same class as her assaulter who served no penalty at WT White.

One parent blames Trustee Maxie Johnson who has led efforts to eliminate discipline from the school system at large.

“They talk about a prison pipeline, but what about the pipeline to the hospital of assaults that don’t get attention,” one parent said.

Kimball Basketball

The Kimball basketball squad was allowed to stay in San Antonio and continue to compete despite the arrest of one of their team mates and the injury to a student who trainer who required surgery.

March 10, 2022March 14, 2022

High School Trainer Shot By Kimball High School Student

A high school trainer was shot by Kimball High School student from Dallas Schools in San Antonio while the team was there ahead of the UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament today.

The firearm was in a player’s bag when it accidentally discharged. The unnamed player has been arrested and the student trainer was rushed to a local hospital for surgery.

Accidentally Shot By Kimball High School Student

This is not the first firearms incident in Dallas this year.

Earlier several students were arrested at Woodrow Wilson High School prior to a planned fight and firearms were found. Additionally, a gun was found enroute to Marshal Prep Academy earlier this year.

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

Beth Wing’s Lack of Leadership Follows To WT White

Beth Wing’s lack of leadership follows her to Dallas Independent School District’s WT White High School.

Beth Wing - Lack of Leadership Follows to WT White

The current concern is a parent report that another staff member was assaulted on campus by a student and is allowed to stay on campus.

There are reports this same student then commited a student on student attack, but is being allowed to not only stay on campus in violation of the Dallas Schools’ Code of Coduct, but is being kept in the same classroom as the student victimized.

We know of previous situations where Wing not only poorly communicated with staff and families, but also would not respond to parent complaints and outright ignored them. There are at least four complaints making their way through the Dallas ISD complaint process without resolution all dealing with Ms. Wing and her time at Dealey Montessori.

Beth Wing’s Lack of Leadership History

Wing was criticized by parents for her failures in handling Lauren Davis’ attacks on Dealey Montessori at the start of the school year and again in December when Dallas Police Department actively worked to protect white “no mask” protestors over the safety of children at the school.

Wing was transferred to WT White in which many called a promotion despite widespread complaints from parents about her failures in communicating and responding to a situation she helped escalate.

February 28, 2022February 27, 2022

Dallas, Dallas ISD Surrenders On Masks

One day before primary voters choose party standard bearers, Dallas County and Dallas ISD surrenders on masks to Lauren Davis and reality.

Lauren Davis is challenging Edwin Flores for the Republican nomination to challenge Clay Jenkins in the November General Election.

Davis has gained prominence leading protests at Dealey Montessori Academy starting in September and as Chief Culture Officer for The Gents Place which has had unique views unrelated to men’s salon services recently.

The protests caused parent anger, particularly when Dallas Police seemed to go out of their way to protect white protestor rights over those of Black Lives Matter protests just a year prior. The protests seemed to be the impetus for Beth Wing’s sudden departure.

The Hinojosa flip flop comes as he reportedly prepares a mayoral run next year.

Dallas, Dallas ISD Surrenders On Masks – Any Change In Data?

In a late Friday afternoon statement, Judge Clay Jenkins announced his revised order regarding mask requirements in Dallas County.

“One hour after the CDC recommendation today, the public health committee met to look at hospital numbers here, medical modeling from UT Southwestern, and other information critical to advising,” said Jenkins.

However, some say, “What order? Government facilities have not mandated masks. Look at local theater operations,” said one county employee.

Many have complained that neither Dallas County, nor City of Dallas, took serious precautions once they decided to open back up.

“The theater here is that we needed masks,” the employee said. “This has all been political posturing by people who have magnetic attractions to microphones.”

“Clay Jenkins never mentioned paper masks don’t work against omicron. You need a N95 or KN95, but that doesn’t work for his audience of knitting circles.”

Both Dallas and Dallas schools says masks will no longer be mandated, but that they are “recommended.”

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

OFFICIAL: Snow Day February 24 2022

Dallas Independent School District made it official. We will enjoy a snow day February 24, 2022.

Snow Day February 24 – No Class In Person Or Virtual

All afterschool activites are cancelled for today and a future decision will happen on class for Friday, February 25.

There was some unexpected ice on roadways throughout Dallas this morning and Dallas Fire Rescue reported bad conditions across Interstate 635.

Both Illinois and Oregon have recently reported major accidents involving nearly one hundred vehicles or more.

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

DISD Busses Missing Again

DISD busses missing at multiple stops again this morning. Studnets were waiting upwards of half an hour at some stops as DISD could not field calls under fifteen minutes.

Many students arrive at their bus stop as early as fifteen minutes prior meaning they were waiting forty-five minutes for a bus that never showed.

This comes just days after it is announced that schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa will seek the mayor’s office in 2023. Given his tenure at Dallas ISD, it is unclear if his intent will be to keep fire trucks from arriving on time or simply slow down pot hole fixes.

DISD Busses Missing After Another Holiday

Dallas Independent School District seems incapable of keeping its fleet on the road after any holiday. The same thing happened during Thanksgiving this school year.