In the eyes of the state, a failing school has consistently low academic performance. For parents LaToya Thomas and Jasmin Pierson, their school, Mitchell Boulevard Elementary, failed them when officials neglected to notify them that their daughter was being bullied.
Mitchell Boulevard has been on the state's "Improvement Required" list for three consecutive years. To turn the school around, the Fort Worth school district this year designated Mitchell Boulevard as a "leadership academy," hiring new administrators.
Thomas and Pierson hope the changes made this year create a safer school for their kids.
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