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Residents urge city to help keep De Zavala open as Fort Worth ISD faces TEA warning
Summary
Several Fort Worth residents urged the City Council to press Fort Worth ISD to keep De Zavala Elementary open and to help neighborhoods affected by possible school closures after the Texas Education Agency warned the district it could face state intervention.
Residents told the Fort Worth City Council during public comments that De Zavala Elementary should remain open and that the city should act to protect high-performing neighborhood schools as Fort Worth ISD faces a warning from the Texas Education Agency.
"De Zavala stands tall as a school that demonstrates the promise of the American dream, changing the lives of students to put them on a different trajectory than most other schools in our district would afford," said Heather Tolkstorf, a De Zavala parent and PTA member.
Speakers said the issue matters beyond the school itself because De Zavala has posted consecutive high ratings amid broader district struggles. "Rather than face…
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