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United Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Laredo, Texas, United States.
UISD serves portions [1] of the city of Laredo, the cities of El Cenizo and Rio Bravo, and several unincorporated areas in Webb County. The unincorporated areas include Botines, La Presa, Larga Vista, Ranchitos Las Lomas, and Ranchos Penitas West.
[edit] History
The district was created in 1961 via the consolidation of the Cactus, Johnson, and Nye school districts.
By the 2000s, United ISD had a rapidly-growing student population due to the burgeoning populations of many colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. As of the 2000s, United ISD gains about 1,500 students per year [2].
[edit] Standardized Dress
Students in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grades are required to follow standardized dress code provided by the district; the dress code began during the 2006-2007 school year [3]. Starting the 2007-2008 school year, high school students will also be required to follow the same standardized dress code procedures as approved by the Board of Trustees [4].
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [5]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Schools
[edit] High schools
[edit] Middle schools
[edit] Elementary schools
- John W. Arndt Elementary School
- Colonel Santos Benavides Elementary School
- Charles R. Borchers Elementary School
- Centeno Elementary School
- Clark Elementary School
- Henry Cuellar Elementary School
- De Llano Elementary School
- Barbara Fasken Elementary School
- Finley Elementary School
- Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School
- Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School
- Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School
- Kazen Elementary School
- John F. Kennedy-Emiliano Zapata Elementary School
- Malakoff Elementary School
- Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School
- Newman Elementary School
- Nye Elementary School
- Perez Elementary School
- Prada Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Ruiz Elementary School
- Salinas Elementary School
- Trautmann Elementary School
- United D.D. Hachar Elementary School
- Senator Judith Zaffirini Elementary School
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
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