Barbers Hill Independent School District

Barbers Hill Independent School District is a public school district based in Mont Belvieu, Texas (USA).

Barbers Hill Independent School District
Location
Mont Belvieu, Texas
ESC Region 6 [1]
USA
Coordinates29°50′10″N 94°50′56″W
District information
TypeIndependent school district
GradesPre-K through 12
Schools9 (2009–10) [2]
NCES District ID4809450[2]
Students and staff
Students4,220 (2010–11) [1]
Teachers282.11 (2009–10) [2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio14.61 (2009–10) [2]
Athletic conferenceUIL Class 5A Football & Basketball [3]
District mascotEagles [4]
Colors    Royal Blue, White [4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011Recognized [5]
WebsiteBarbers Hill ISD

Composition

The district is an exurban district encompassing 192.3 square miles (498 km2) in western Chambers County, Texas, strategically located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 146. Its borders consist of the Trinity River on the east to Harris County line on the west; from Trinity Bay is on the south to Liberty County line on the North. This large area contains four distinct communities: Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Cove, and Beach City. The district has experienced a fast annual growth rate, recently reaching 9.5% and has approximately 3400 students.

As of 2017, Barbers Hill ISD has a total of 11 schools.[1]

Regular instructional

High School(s)

Intermediate Schools

  • Barbers Hill Middle School North (6–8)
  • Barbers Hill Middle School South (6-8)

Elementary Schools

  • Barbers Hill Elementary School North (2-5)
  • Barbers Hill Elementary School South (2-5)
  • Barbers Hill Primary (1)
  • Barbers Hill Kindergarten Center (K)

Alternative instructional
  • Hardin Chambers Alternative
  • Alternative School
  • Adaptive Behavioral Unit
  • Barbers Hill DAEP/EPIC (Disciplinary Alternative Education Program/Eagle Positive Intervention Center)

Academic achievement

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

Dress code controversy

In January 2020, school authorities suspended DeAndre Arnold, an African-American senior at Barbers Hill, and informed him that he would have to attend in school suspension due to the length of his hair. The district changed its dress code policy over winter break, prohibiting boys from wearing their hair gathered into a ponytail. Arnold's hairstyle, which he had worn for 8 years, is an homage to his Trinidadian roots.[6][7] All of the board members, in July 2020, voted to retain the prohibition on long hair for male students.[8] In August 2020, a federal judge ruled that the school district's hair policy was discriminatory and could not be enforced.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Barbers Hill ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. "Barbers Hill High School Football". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. "Texas high school student suspended over dreadlocks, family says". ABC13 Houston. January 25, 2020.
  7. "'It's by far not a race issue' | Barber weighs in on Barbers Hill ISD's grooming code". KHOU.
  8. Schwartz, Matthew S. (2020-07-22). "Texas School Board Keeps Grooming Code That Led To Suspension Of Black Students". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  9. "After 2 Black students were suspended, court rules hair policy is discriminatory". Mont Belvieu: KTRK-TV. August 18, 2020. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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