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Dallas-Fort Worth Public Schools Start Classes Today

by Dianne Solis, Jessica Meyers
The Dallas Morning News
August 24, 2009

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/082409dnmetbacktoschool.10da38166.html

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/8154

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After strong opposition from neighbors, the Manara Academy, a charter school that will specialize in Arabic and French instruction, opened its doors in Coppell for the first time. Some neighbors had expressed concern that the school would cause traffic and safety issues.

But this morning, traffic flowed smoothly as parents dropped off children dressed in uniforms. Some girls wore white head scarves. At least one security guard was present.

Senior Dominique Bailey, 16 of Townview Talented and Gifted Magnet School, said that his main goal is to get into a college, then graduate. He is shooting for a medium-size college.

Senior Lisa Kraynick has lunch at Townview Talented and Gifted Magnet School in Oak Cliff.

Senior Lorna Richardson heads towards the lunch room during the first day of classes at Townview Talented and Gifted Magnet School in Oak Cliff.

Senior Maddie McKay visits with friends during lunch on the first day of classes at Townview Talented and Gifted Magnet School.

Senior Allison DeJulius finished her lunch at lunch at Townview Talented and Gifted Magnet School on Monday afternoon before heading back to class.

Eighth grader Stephanie Escobar, 13, took photographs for the Dallas Morning News at Marsh Middle School on Monday. Her goals for the year include improving her grades.

Sixth graders wait to talk to a counselor about their schedules at Marsh Middle School.

Sixth-grade science teachers Olga Korobovskaya (left) and Charlotte Thompson talk over the first day of school at Marsh Middle School.

Sixth-grade social studies teacher Yesenia Tomas keeps her class focused and entertained at Marsh Middle School.

Fabiola Romero, 13, takes a minute to pose for a photo in the hallways of Marsh Middle School in northwest Dallas on the first day of classes.

The hallways of Marsh Middle School weren't empty for long as students throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area went back to school on Monday.

Carter High senior Lorena Watson, 17, wants to get outstanding scores on the SAT and ACT.

Girls' track coach Tamara Johnson takes a swallow of Red Bull before class on the first day of school at Carter High School.

Students pile into the hallways of Carter High School after the first bell of the the first day of school.

Teacher Samuel Richardson talks with a student at Carter High School on Monday. Richardson is the most senior member of the Carter High staff. He started in 1965.

Lorena Watson prepares to dive into her treasure chest to get get ready for the first day of school. The Carter High senior is focused on get outstanding scores on the SAT and ACT.

Jacqueline Lomeli, 9, was one of four students who took photographs for The Dallas Morning News during her first day of school at Henry B. Gonzlez Elementary School.

Israel Cabrera (right), a fourth-grade teacher, talks to Sandra Garcia, a cashier in the cafeteria at Gonzalez Elementary School about a lunch application.

Emily Garcia, a fourth-grader at Gonzalez Elementary School in South Dallas, participates in Leonila Dino's (background, right) math class Monday.

Third graders Javier Baca, Lorena Padilla and Crystal Ojeda line up for lunch at Gonzalez Elementary School on the first day of classes.

Syeda Jaffrey kept her arm around her 5-year-old son Tanzar, who will be learning Arabic. "As a parent you're excited about this," she said. "This is how he will gain confidence, and this is how he will learn."

Principal Amaris Obregón greeted families as children spilled into the building. About 270 students are enrolled in the school along Heartz Road. As of 8:20 a.m., it appeared to be a one-crier day.

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