LAREDO, Tex.

(KGNS) - Laredo ISD opened the new school year with its annual back-to-school convocation, drawing nearly 3,600 employees to the LISD PAC auditorium.

Bus drivers, teachers and staff from across the district's 13-mile footprint attended the event, themed "Breaking Barriers." The event included a review of last year's TEA STAAR results.