Paris Independent School District

Paris Independent School District is a public school district based in Paris, Texas (USA). It is a 4 A school, and is the largest in Lamar County, with an enrollment of almost 4,000 students.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]

In 2021 the district had about 4,000 students. In August 2021 Paris ISD, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, altered its dress code so students are required to wear masks. It was an attempt to circumvent Governor of Texas Greg Abbott's decision that school districts cannot require masks.[2] In September of that year a court in the county issued a temporary restraining order against the mask aspect.[3]

Schools
  • Paris High School (Grades: 9-12), enrollment 1,000
  • Paris Junior High (Grades: 7-8)
  • Crockett Intermediate School (Grades: 5-6)
  • Aikin Elementary School (Grades: K-4)
  • Justiss Elementary School (Grades: k-4)
  • Givens Elementary School (Grades: head start/PK)
  • Travis Alternative School (High school of choice)

Notable faculty

References
  1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  2. Helsel, Phil (2021-08-18). "Texas school district makes masks part of dress code to get around Gov. Abbott's order". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  3. "Paris ISD's dress code mask mandate is no more". WFAA. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. "Marsha Farney's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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