Overview
- Dallas ISD said Chandra Hooper-Barnett was removed and that Danielle Peters will lead the campus on an interim basis.
- Parents and students reported the principal convened only Black students and told them they were why the school earned a B rather than an A.
- Hooper-Barnett apologized in a letter, calling the meeting inappropriate and saying she did not intend to single out or harm any group.
- Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said the meeting was not district-sanctioned, and officials stated the incident is under review.
- Families are pressing for transparency and a public forum, as the school of roughly 2,000 students has about 6% Black enrollment and recently improved from a C to a B.