Dallas, Tarrant County host annual back-to-school fairs

School districts in North Texas are preparing for students to return to the classroom soon. That includes students in Dallas and Tarrant County.

Dallas ISD welcomes hundreds of new teachers

Hundreds of educators are getting a big welcome from the Dallas Independent School District as they get motivated for the new year.

Construction underway on Dallas ISD's new $80M middle school

The new building will be home to the John Lewis Social Justice Academy at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School.

Dallas ISD gives teachers a slight raise, cuts some staff positions

Dallas ISD approved its budget for the next school year. That budget includes a slight pay raise for teachers, but there will also be some job cuts.

Bag wasn't checked properly when student brought gun through Wilmer-Hutchins metal detectors, trustee says

A Wilmer-Hutchins High School student charged with shooting a fellow student got the gun on campus through the metal detectors because his backpack wasn’t checked properly, a Dallas ISD trustee says.

Wilmer-Hutchins High School holds assembly on school safety after shooting

One week after a student shot another student at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in southeast Dallas, students held an assembly on school safety.

Student calls in false shooting report at Dallas ISD middle school

Dallas ISD says the student responsible for the prank call will be disciplined according to the student code of conduct.

Dallas ISD won't release Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting suspect's name

The identities of 17-year-old suspects charged with a felony in Texas are routinely released by police departments because those suspects are not considered juveniles. However, Dallas ISD says its police department will not be doing that.

Dallas school shooting: Dallas ISD investigating how gun got into Wilmer-Hutchins High

Wilmer-Hutchins High School has metal detectors and the district has a new policy this year that requires students to have a clear backpack. FOX 4 talked to an expert about the vulnerabilities at schools that could have let that happen.