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]] ]] ]] ]] The Dallas Independent School District ('''DISD''') is a School District based in Dallas , Texas ( USA ). Dallas ISD, which operates schools in much of Dallas County , is the second largest school district in Texas and the Twelfth Largest in the United States. GENERAL INFORMATION Location and area Dallas ISD covers of land ( map ) and most of the city of Dallas . The district also serves Cockrell Hill , most of Seagoville and Addison , Wilmer , most of Hutchins , and portions of the following cities:
In addition, DISD covers unincorporated areas of Dallas County , including some areas with Ferris addresses. HISTORY The Dallas Independent School District was established in 1884.1 Dallas ISD had absorbed many smaller school districts throughout its history. Vickery Independent School District had been annexed into Dallas ISD (adding Vickery Meadows ) in 1948 . Addison ISD was absorbed in 1954 . Pleasant Grove ISD was annexed in 1955 (adding Pleasant Grove ), and Pleasant Grove High School was replaced by Samuell High School on the same year. Seagoville ISD of Seagoville was annexed into DISD in 1965 . In the summer of 2005 , the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ordered the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District closed for the 2005-2006 school year due to financial stress and reported mismanagement. After negotiations, Dallas ISD agreed to accept the students for the 2005-2006 school year. The WHISD district was absorbed into DISD in summer 2006. DISD opened 11 new campuses in the fall of 2006.'' The Dallas Morning News '' - 2007 . From 2005 to 2007, several northwest Dallas area public schools under Dallas ISD jurisdiction became infamous due to the outbreak of a Dallas-area Recreational Drug , a version of Heroin mixed with Tylenol PM , called " Cheese ." Dallas ISD issued drug dog searches to schools in order to combat the problem. Secession movements In 2006, several people in the DISD portion of the city of 2007 . SCHOOL UNIFORM S ]] Dallas ISD implemented mandatory School Uniforms for all elementary and middle school students (through 8th grade) on most campuses starting in the 2005-2006 school year. Dallas ISD: Uniforms Elementary and middle school campuses which do not follow the DISD uniform policy continue to use their own mandatory uniform codes, which were adopted prior to the 2005-2006 school year. Uniforms are optional at the high school level as in schools decide whether to adopt uniform policies; eight traditional high schools and three alternative high schools have adopted them. The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify " Bona Fide " reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. Texas Education Agency: Uniforms Policy 2004 STUDENT MAKEUP Numbers
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LIST OF SCHOOLS FORMER SCHOOLS Secondary schools High schools
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