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Article: Unhappy residents call for reopening of Wilmer-Hutchins: Group seeks to revive fallen district, says area deserves its own schools.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2007
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Byline: Joshua Benton
Jul. 2--It's the school district that refuses to die.
For decades, Wilmer-Hutchins ISD was an object of investigation and a subject of derision. It was, by common assent, the worst district in North Texas: miserable test scores, a chaotic school board and a string of financial problems.
But now, a year after the district's state-induced euthanasia, some Wilmer-Hutchins residents are feeling a strange emotion: nostalgia.
"We deserve to have our own schools back," said Faye Gafford, who leads a group trying to bring Wilmer-Hutchins back to life.
It's been two years since Wilmer-Hutchins schools enrolled any ...