Private School Enrollment Boom Amid Busing Backlash
Texas parents upset by busing and public school problems rush to private schools across religious, military, and commercial institutions. Diocesan Catholic schools lag due to enrollment freezes, while leaders warn private options may fuel segregation and tax costs. Private campuses tout smaller classes, discipline, and religious emphasis amid demand.
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Associated Press
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Diocese of
Dallas
David Coterill
Trinity Christian Academy
Coterill
Vandalism And Theft Probes In Baytown Neighborhoods
Baytown police investigate multiple thefts and vandalism reports. A pipeline detector was taken from W. L. Moore’s truck at Seventh and Avon between Monday and Tuesday. A tool box worth about 400 dollars vanished from Jack Mullins’ garage at 3117 Iowa on Tuesday night. A rosewood and pink plastic love seat disappeared from the Del Mont Hotel lobby at 123 W. Defoe, reported by owner M. O. Walters.Doug Gunn cites 3300 dollars in interior damages at 1301 Beaumont over four months. In two weeks, 73 dollars in damages to a car on North Main, owner Bob Hamrick Chevrolet.
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W. L. Moore
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Jack Mullins
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M. O. Walters
Doug Gunn
Beaumont
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Bob Hamrick Chevrolet
Private school movement blamed for education harm and segregation
Ranger linked the trend to old dual ideology fears and social reaction harming education both short and long term. Barbara Jordan said private schools are legal yet racial and economic segregation that could shrink white public school presence, leaving schools with poorer students. Dallas Catholic Diocese will not receive private movement funds. Sister Caroleen said freezing enrollments reduces tuition income while costs rise, affecting finances and conscience.
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St. Mark's
Ursuline Academy
Joe Goeke
St. Paul's Lutheran School
Fort Worth
Sister Heloise
St. Agnes
Houston
Marcus Ranger
Dallas Legal Services
Midwest
South
Ranger
Barbara Jordan
Dallas
Theiocese
Busin
Caro- Neen
Caroleen
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