By virtue of an existing UIL rule, Lehman High will be allowed to move down to the 5A ranks.
On Tuesday, Eric Wright, Hays CISD Superintendent, said the UIL “graciously” gave the district permission to resubmit its enrollment figure for Lehman High, which was roughly 50 students fewer than the reported snapshot of 2,225 students in November. As a result, Lehman High will join Johnson High in 5A in all sports and 5A, Division I in football.
The change was based on an existing UIL rule allowing districts to use projected enrollments for schools impacted by the opening of a new high school campus. Hays CISD opened Johnson High, its third comprehensive high school campus, in August, which was preceded by the redrawing of attendance figures to make way for the new school. Johnson High will compete at the varsity level in fall 2020.
