Barbers Hill Independent School District
Composition
The district serves 192.3 square miles (498 km) 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.
As of 2017, Barbers Hill ISD has a total of 11 schools.
Regular instructional
High School(s)
- Barbers Hill High School (9–12)
Intermediate Schools
- Barbers Hill Middle School North (6–8)
- Barbers Hill Middle School South (6-8)
Elementary Schools
- Barbers Hill Elementary School North (2-5)
- Barbers Hill Elementary School South (2-5)
- Barbers Hill Primary (1)
- Barbers Hill Kindergarten Center (K)
Alternative instructional
- Hardin Chambers Alternative
- Alternative School
- Adaptive Behavioral Unit
- Barbers Hill DAEP/EPIC (Disciplinary Alternative Education Program/Eagle Positive Intervention Center)
Academic achievement
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
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. All of the board members voted in July 2020 to uphold the prohibition on long hair for male students. In August 2020, a federal judge ruled that the school district's hair policy was discriminatory and could not be enforced. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Barbers Hill ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Barbers Hill High School Football". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Texas high school student suspended over dreadlocks, family says". ABC13 Houston. January 25, 2020.
- ^ "'It's by far not a race issue' | Barber weighs in on Barbers Hill ISD's grooming code". KHOU.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.