The Frisco Independent School District is the fastest growing school district in Texas, and a growing city means school zones are changing.
This school year, it will add 3,600 students, bringing the total enrollment number to just shy of 57,000.
That moves Frisco ISD enrollment past the Plano Independent School District, which expects to enroll about 54,500 students.
This summer, Frisco ISD processed 1,079 general public student transfer requests. Of those, 847 were approved and 232 were denied.
Last summer, Frisco ISD processed 1,088 general public student transfer requests. Of those, 919 were approved and 169 were denied.
Forty-four families appealed the district's decision for the 2016-2017 school year. Most submitted an appeal in writing, but 14 requested a hearing before the school board on Tuesday night.
"If she changes school now to a different school she's going to be changing schools in three calendar years and that's now a good stability for what we want for our kids," said parent Yinka Akinfenwa.
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Last month, the Akinfenwa family moved and wanted their first grade daughter to attend Ogle Elementary School, the same school she attended in kindergarten.
Their new apartment is outside the school zone. Her request was denied because Ogin Elementary is at 91-percent capacity.
"I wish they would have considered her for just one more year," Akinfenwa said.
The school district says transfers are denied for one of two reasons: the district doesn't allow high school transfers at all, and transfers are not allowed into schools at 90-percent capacity or higher.
Packed schools are the reason parents walked away with bad news Tuesday night.
"My son is still a personality, not a number," said Frisco ISD parent Eli Greenberg.
Frisco ISD will open four new schools next week. But more development means more families and inevitably, more tough decisions.
