Dallas ISD Replaces Woodrow Wilson HS Principal After Segregated Student Meeting

Incident at Woodrow Wilson High School

• 🎯 A meeting exclusively for African-American students was held at Woodrow Wilson High School during advisory period.
• 🗣️ According to students, Principal Shandra Hooper Barnett told the assembled students that they were the reason the school had a "B rating" instead of an "A rating."

Parental and Administrative Response

• 😠 Parents expressed deep concern, with one describing the principal's actions as "extremely discriminatory and inflammatory."
• 📧 An email was sent to parents announcing a new interim principal and acknowledging a "recent incident" that did not align with school values.
• 📝 Principal Hooper Barnett also sent an email to parents apologizing, stating the meeting and discussions were "not appropriate" and taking full responsibility.
• ❓ The principal's email did not explicitly detail the circumstances of the meeting, and Dallas ISD has not yet responded to inquiries.
• ⚖️ It remains unclear if Principal Hooper Barnett will face disciplinary action or return to her position.