As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 164,500 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 19,234 employees including 10,500 teachers in 218 schools.
13 Dec 2001
POLICE OFFICERS TO PICK-UP TEDDY BEARS DONATED BY DISD's TEEN BOARD MEMBERS at 11:30 A.M.
Toys will be distributed to police stations throughout the city
DALLAS—Hundreds of Teddy bears of all sizes and colors will be presented by the DISD Teen Board members to the Dallas Police Association Teddy Bear Patrol program at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, December 13. The donation is part of a community project the students, who represent each district high school, took over earlier this year. The bears will be distributed to police stations in the city to be handed out to children during the year.