re: Texas HS Football - 5A/6A State Championships

Schools can’t be open enrollment. School districts can be. So if a district is open enrollment, then all of their schools are. In the Bridgeland case though, the lines are always moving as new schools open, so I don’t know.

The UIL doesn’t have to get rid of open enrollment. Some districts do it so kids can go be part of academic or fine arts programs. That’s great and should keep going.

But if you don’t live in a house or apartment within that particular schools zone, you shouldn’t be able to participate in a UIL sport for that school. They should take a hard line on all transfers also.

One of the best DBs in Dallas, who attended a private school in Fort Worth this year, announced on Twitter today that he officially transferred to Duncanville. Duncanville’s QB was at a different private school last year. UIL should tell them they can stay private, or attend whatever public school they are zoned to.

And it’s not most schools/districts. Only 16/40 6A districts in DFW are open enrollment. And that’s counting some that aren’t true open enrollment. Like Southlake (who still gets move ins). They have open enrollment, but it’s only to capture a couple of small areas in Southlake city limits that are part of neighboring school districts. If you don’t live in Southlake, they won’t allow you to attend.