Winona Independent School District

School district in Texas, United States

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Winona Independent School District is a school district based in Winona, Texas (USA) and covering all of the city of Winona as well as the communities of Red Springs, Sand Flat, Starrville, and East Texas Center (Owentown).

For the 2003-2004 school year, the district had 987 students enrolled.

Academic achievement

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[1] The rankings of the individual schools are broken down as follows:

Exemplary: 0
Recognized: 2
Academically Acceptable: 2
Academically Unacceptable: 0

District Facts

Ethnic composition: African American - 18%; Hispanic - 11%; White - 71%
2004 Tax rate: $1.57 per $100 of property valuation
Total taxable value: $200,142,244

Schools

High schools

Winona High School

Middle schools

Winona Middle School

The Winona high school is new and improved.

Controversy

In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Winona Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
^ Gross, Kristi (2024-07-24). "ACLU of Texas Finds 51 School Districts Likely Remain in Violation of the CROWN Act". ACLU of Texas. Archived from the original on 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
^ Leffingwell, Kelsey (2024-07-24). "51 Texas school districts violating CROWN Act, ACLU says". Spectrum News. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-23.