An employee of the DeSoto Independent School District admitted to embezzling more than $250,000 from the district, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Former...
Viral Video of Classroom Fight Prompts Policy Changes in Local ISD
After a violent incident that took place in the district was captured on film and went viral, DeSoto ISD plans to implement some big changes when students return at the end of Spring Break. The...
By Mary Dada | Mar 16, 2022
Team Claims Second Consecutive Girls Basketball State Championship
The DeSoto Lady Eagles defeated South Grand Prairie 40-23 in the UIL 6A Girls Basketball Championship Game on Saturday, March 5. Their opponents, the Warriors, took the loss in front of a crowd of...
9 North Texas Superintendents Have Resigned, Some Amid Clashes With ParentsÂ
Since November 2021, a total of nine superintendents have resigned or retired from North Texas ISDs, some of them amid controversy. Michael Hinojosa (Dallas ISD), Jeannie Stone (Richardson ISD),...
By Manny Legrand | Feb 7, 2022
Teacher Shortage Continues to Affect North Texas Schools
As North Texas schools continue facing a staff and teacher shortage, districts have turned to more creative ways of attracting workers. According to NBC 5, Fort Worth and other ISDs have begun...
Local School District Board of Trustees Select Interim Superintendent
Desoto ISD board of trustees appointed an interim superintendent on Wednesday night. According to a report by The Dallas Morning News, the newly appointed interim superintendent, Larry Lewis,...
By Mary Dada | Dec 20, 2021
Local Superintendent Planning to Resign in December
D’Andre Weaver, the Superintendent of DeSoto Independent School District, plans to retire in December.   According to a FOX 4 News report, this is the second time Weaver has tried to quit the...
By Mary Dada | Nov 17, 2021
DeSoto ISD Needs Teachers, Hosts Hiring Fair
The DeSoto Independent School District needs faculty ranging from elementary to high school educators and aides. On Sept. 30, from 3:30-6 p.m., DeSoto ISD are hosting a September 2021 Teacher Hiring...
