| Texas School for the Deaf | |
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| Location | |
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1102 South Congress Avenue , 78704 | |
| Coordinates | 30°15′10″N 97°45′04″W / 30.252858°N 97.751080°W |
| Information | |
| Type | School for the Deaf |
| Established | 1856 |
| School district | Austin, Texas |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Enrollment | 544 (2013-2014) |
| Color(s) | |
| Team name | Rangers |
| Languages | American Sign Language, English |
| Website | Official Website |
Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) is a state-operated primary and secondary school for deaf children in Austin, Texas. Opened in 1857 "in an old frame house, three log cabins, and a smokehouse",[1] it is the oldest continually-operated public school in Texas.[2] The school struggled under inadequate funding during the American Civil War, and its aftermath, with the students eating food that they grew themselves on the school farm. In 1951, the State Board of Education assumed oversight of the school.
- ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 33 (PDF)
- ^ "Heritage Center" (Archive). Texas School for the Deaf. Retrieved on May 12, 2015.