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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities. In the 2004–2005 school year, HISD had 302 campuses, approximately 209,000 students and over 12,000 teachers. With over 30,000 employees, HISD is one of the largest employers in the city of Houston . HISTORY Houston ISD was established in the 1920s , after the Texas Legislature voted to separate school and municipal governments. Houston ISD replaced the Harrisburg School District . Houston ISD absorbed portions of the White Oak Independent School District in 1937 and portions of the Addicks Independent School District after its dissolution. Houston ISD was desegregated by 1970 . Some Hispanic s felt they were being discriminated against when they were being put with only African Americans as part of the desegregation plan, so many took their children out of the schools and put them in "huelgas," or protest schools, until a ruling in 1973 satisfied their demands. Secession movements In 1977 , group of citizens in western Houston tried to form Westheimer Independent School District out of a portion of Houston ISD. The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit rejected the appeals after formation of the district was denied. |
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