Frailey said that many African American parents from the previous generation had tried very hard to improve their socioeconomic status, but some of their children may believe that they will easily attain what they wish in life, or believe that education is not a priority.

[4] With a current enrollment just over 8700 students, DeSoto ISD is a small, suburban district 15 miles south of Dallas in north Texas.

The 23-square-mile district serves students in DeSoto, Glenn Heights, and Ovilla with 12 campuses and 1051 total of staff and employees.

[5][circular reference] In the 2018-19 school year, DeSoto ISD addressed several community concerns in a public release document.

Low teacher morale was assumed to be caused by the fact that the school had 3 principals in last 4 years in 2018.