Dallas ISD gives young, future medics hands-on experience with tools used by actual doctors
In class this week, students created human skin and wounds to learn how to do first aid on a playground injury. They also got to control a laparoscopic surgery simulator.
Dallas ISD changes football schedule following multiple violent threats
Dallas ISD announced changes to this week’s football schedule after several violent threats were made against the district. The district moved several games to different stadiums and altered game times for student safety.
Dallas school threat prompts investigation as officials warn of hoax consequences
Police are investigating a threat to J.L Long Middle School in the White Rock neighborhood of Dallas. Dallas ISD expects this won’t be the last school threat it investigates this week.
Family of Dallas boy, 14, killed while walking to school pushes for more pedestrian safety
14-year-old Jonathan Ayala was killed last Friday while walking to school. His family says that section of Marsalis is dangerous for the many kids going to school about a half mile away. There is no curb to protect pedestrians. They hope it's a wake-up call to drivers and also the city to add more safety measures.
South Oak Cliff High School freshman girl shot at park across campus
Police say the freshman girl was at the South Oak Cliff Renaissance Park when she was shot. She reportedly went back to the campus to get help.
Car passenger charged with murder for crash that killed Dallas boy, 14
A car passenger is charged with murder after police say he assaulted the driver, causing an accident that killed a Dallas ISD middle school student.
Autistic 4-year-old left on Dallas ISD bus for 7 hours
The parents of a Dallas ISD preschooler are outraged that their non-verbal 4-year-old was left alone on a hot school bus for hours.
Gun found on Dallas ISD elementary school campus
The gun was confiscated from a student on Friday morning at Solar Preparatory School for Boys.
Dallas, Garland ISDs release school accountability grades
Dallas and Garland ISDs are two of only three school districts in Texas to voluntarily release their accountability letter grades.
Woodrow Wilson HS student taken to hospital after on-campus altercation
The student was taken to the hospital for treatment as a precaution, according to Dallas ISD.
How should schools handle cell phones? North Texas districts addressing issue in different ways
Many North Texas districts have taken different approaches to restrict cell phone use.
Back to School: Students in Dallas ISD, 31 other North Texas school districts return to class
Hundreds of thousands of students in North Texas are heading back to school this week, including students in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Dallas, Tarrant County host annual back-to-school fairs
School districts in North Texas are preparing for students to return to the classroom soon. That includes students in Dallas and Tarrant County.
Dallas ISD welcomes hundreds of new teachers
Hundreds of educators are getting a big welcome from the Dallas Independent School District as they get motivated for the new year.
Construction underway on Dallas ISD's new $80M middle school
The new building will be home to the John Lewis Social Justice Academy at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School.
Dallas ISD gives teachers a slight raise, cuts some staff positions
Dallas ISD approved its budget for the next school year. That budget includes a slight pay raise for teachers, but there will also be some job cuts.
Dallas ISD teacher surprised with $10,000 on The Jennifer Hudson Show
24-year-old Marcus Bornslatter teaches fourth graders at Joe May Elementary School in Dallas.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde discusses district's successes and challenges
The head of the largest district in North Texas, Dallas ISD, says DISD is in a good place overall, but more work needs to be done.
Dallas ISD police chief on Wilmer-Hutchins shooting: 'We could have prevented this'
Dallas ISD's police chief says protocols were not followed, resulting in a gun getting inside the Wilmer-Hutchins High School campus.
Bag wasn't checked properly when student brought gun through Wilmer-Hutchins metal detectors, trustee says
A Wilmer-Hutchins High School student charged with shooting a fellow student got the gun on campus through the metal detectors because his backpack wasn’t checked properly, a Dallas ISD trustee says.