Fort Worth ISD to close a school campus next year
The Fort Worth Independent School District will combine two schools next year in an effort to trim its budget and adjust for declining enrollment.
Fort Worth ISD approves new abstinence-focused sex-ed curriculum
Some students protested against the new proposed curriculum Tuesday night. Supporters of the curriculum were very vocal as well.
Fort Worth ISD addresses declining enrollment, budget cuts in city council meeting
For the past 13 years, the number of Fort Worth ISD students has been decreasing. However, a higher percentage of the district’s students are from disadvantaged communities and struggling families.
Fort Worth ISD cutting 133 jobs to make up budget deficit
The district says 129 of the 133 jobs that were cut were funded through COVID relief dollars.
Fort Worth ISD will slash staff positions, but teachers will be spared
Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Angelica Ramsey confirmed classroom teachers are not part of the cuts but did not go into which departments will face cuts.
Fort Worth ISD reducing budgets, cutting staff
Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Dr. Angelica M. Ramsey said impacted employees will be told no later than Friday.
Student grocery store opens at high school in Fort Worth
A grocery store is now open at a high school in Fort Worth. It’s run by students for students. And in the process, it will help teach life skills while benefiting families in need.
Fort Worth ISD sex-ed committee meeting interrupted by graphic porn
While holding a meeting for the School Health Advisory Council, which determines sex-ed curriculum among other things, someone dialed into a Zoom call set up for the meeting and started playing pornography.
Fort Worth ISD cancels classes for elementary school due to gas leak
Fort Worth ISD is canceling classes for one of its schools Friday because of a gas leak near the campus.
School Closings: Campuses in Fort Worth, Mesquite, Plano closed; some start late on Wednesday
The schools worked feverishly in hopes of getting damaged campuses dried out and back open in time for kids to return to school on Thursday.
School closings: Dallas, Fort Worth ISDs among districts closed Tuesday
Some North Texas school districts will be closed on Tuesday because of the winter weather. Check the status of your district.
Fort Worth ISD rejects plan to allow unlicensed chaplains in schools
Fort Worth ISD formally voiced its opposition to letting unlicensed religious chaplains work in its schools.
Texas judge temporarily blocks TEA's revised school rating system
The decision comes after a group of more than 100 districts filed a lawsuit claiming the guidelines were released too late.
Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker shot to death by boyfriend who was on parole, police say
Longtime cafeteria worker Yolanda Gibbs was shot multiple times and killed outside of David K. Sellars Elementary before school on Oct. 11.
Cafeteria worker shot to death outside Fort Worth ISD elementary school remembered
On Thursday night, the community came out in force to honor a Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker who was killed outside her school last week.
Vigil for Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker killed in school parking lot to be held Thursday
A vigil for Yolanda Gibbs, a longtime cafeteria worker at David K. Sellars Elementary, will be held on Thursday evening.
Benbrook high school placed on lockdown after student brought gun to campus
Fort Worth ISD said Western Hills High School was placed on lockdown for 30 minutes after a student showed a classmate a gun that he brought.
"Person of interest" in Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker's murder found dead
Police in the Fort Worth suburb of Forest Hill say the person wanted for shooting a school cafeteria worker was found dead.
Search continues for person who murdered Fort Worth ISD employee in school parking lot
It's been a strange investigation. Parents of young students weren't told a thing about the murder before school Wednesday until after school let out. The identity of the Sellers Elementary School employee who was killed has not been released, but some who knew her have been paying tribute to her at the school.
Fort Worth ISD elementary school employee shot multiple times in parking lot
A Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker was murdered at the elementary school campus where she worked.