Parents with children in the Fort Worth Independent School District have mixed feelings about the state takeover announced Thursday morning.

NBC 5 spoke with multiple parents outside West Handley Elementary School in Fort Worth on Thursday afternoon.

Several said they did not know the state intended to take over the beleaguered school district and did not know the state followed through with its intentions this morning.

West Handley Elementary is one of six Fort Worth ISD elementary campuses with an overall F-rating by the TEA.

The school is also among those directed to abide by a campus improvement plan.

The district-wide takeover means the district’s elected school board will be replaced with a board of managers.

The state could also replace the current superintendent with a new le

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