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Chandra Hooper-Barnett, an award winning black principal in Dallas, lost her job after her controversial statements about the academic performance of black students.
Will her departure help, or hurt, these black students?
I'm not disputing the fact that a lot of people felt offended by her statements.
What I am doing is asking if these black students will be better off, or worse off, now that she is gone.
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Dallas principal removed after calling meeting with only Black students about their grades: ‘You guys are the reason we are not an A school’
By Graig Graziosi
October 29, 2025
Photo description: Woodrow Wilson High School Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett has been removed from her position at the Dallas-area school after she allegedly called a meeting with Black students to blame them for the school’s “B” academic rating (Dallas Independent School District)
The principal at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas has been removed after she held a meeting exclusively with Black students to blame them for the school’s academic reputation.
Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett called the meeting only with Black students discuss the school’s recent “B” academic rating, sparking outrage among parents.
“He said that Principal Barnett stated that those students, the Black students, were the reason why the school had a B rating,” Jennifer Bush, the parents of a sophomore at the school, told the Dallas Morning News.
Bush told the paper that she was “livid,” noting that her son has a 3.5 GPA and is in advanced placement and college classes.
“She’s Black as well. You have a historical position … and this is what you do. That’s insane,” Bush told the paper.
According to Fox 4 News, the school previously had a “C” rating, so its academic performance has actually improved over the last year. But parents still felt that Black students were being blamed for the school’s rating not being high.
“The principal stated how [the Black students] are the reason for the B rating. And it was not like ‘oh you guys helped raise it to a B,’ it was ‘you guys are the reason we are not an A school,'” Jennifer, a Woodrow Wilson parent, told the broadcaster.
Will her departure help, or hurt, these black students?
I'm not disputing the fact that a lot of people felt offended by her statements.
What I am doing is asking if these black students will be better off, or worse off, now that she is gone.
Dallas principal removed after calling meeting with only Black students about their grades: ‘You guys are the reason we are not an A school’
Only 6 percent of the school’s student population is Black
Dallas principal removed after calling meeting with only Black students about their grades: ‘You guys are the reason we are not an A school’
By Graig Graziosi
October 29, 2025
Photo description: Woodrow Wilson High School Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett has been removed from her position at the Dallas-area school after she allegedly called a meeting with Black students to blame them for the school’s “B” academic rating (Dallas Independent School District)
The principal at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas has been removed after she held a meeting exclusively with Black students to blame them for the school’s academic reputation.
Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett called the meeting only with Black students discuss the school’s recent “B” academic rating, sparking outrage among parents.
“He said that Principal Barnett stated that those students, the Black students, were the reason why the school had a B rating,” Jennifer Bush, the parents of a sophomore at the school, told the Dallas Morning News.
Bush told the paper that she was “livid,” noting that her son has a 3.5 GPA and is in advanced placement and college classes.
“She’s Black as well. You have a historical position … and this is what you do. That’s insane,” Bush told the paper.
According to Fox 4 News, the school previously had a “C” rating, so its academic performance has actually improved over the last year. But parents still felt that Black students were being blamed for the school’s rating not being high.
“The principal stated how [the Black students] are the reason for the B rating. And it was not like ‘oh you guys helped raise it to a B,’ it was ‘you guys are the reason we are not an A school,'” Jennifer, a Woodrow Wilson parent, told the broadcaster.