Devers Independent School District is a public
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school dis ...
based in
Devers,
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
(
USA).
The district has two campuses: Devers Elementary (Grades PK-5) and Devers Junior High (Grades 6-8).
Most high school students attend Liberty High in the neighboring
Liberty Independent School District, while others attend Hull-Daisetta High in the
Hull-Daisetta Independent School District.
In 2009 and 2010 the school district was rated "
Exemplary" by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
History
The district changed to a four-day school week in fall 2019.
Controversy
In July 2024, the
ACLU of Texas sent Devers Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate th
Texas CROWN Act a state law which prohibits
racial discrimination
Racial discrimination is any discrimination against any individual on the basis of their Race (human categorization), race, ancestry, ethnicity, ethnic or national origin, and/or Human skin color, skin color and Hair, hair texture. Individuals ...
based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.
References
External links
Devers ISD
{{Region 4 School Districts in Texas
School districts in Liberty County, Texas