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School safety, teacher retention and student discipline are the key focuses of candidates as two seats on the Dallas school board are up for grabs.

DISD trustees Justin Henry and Edwin Flores are stepping down, but each has endorsed a candidate to replace them.School safety, teacher retention and student success are the key focuses of candidates as two seats on the Dallas school board are up for grabs.

“If you’re gonna have to live with some turnover, I’d rather keep the really effective and have the other ones find the places that they need to be so that our kids can continue to learn,” Currie said. Milligan acknowledged that could mean fewer schools in the future. DISD’s enrollment has decreased by more than 15,000 students since 2018-19.She is involved in many civic organizations, including the City of Dallas 2024 bond taskforce. As trustee, she said she would increase the number of parents and community members who participate in campus-level decision making.

He said his ideas would likely be met with a lot of “noise” initially but would be in the best interest of the district., aiming to keep more kids on campus and solve underlying behavior issues. The district wanted to tackle the negative impact of exclusionary discipline, which removes students from class and disproportionately affects students of color.

 

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