The proposal, backed by some members of the Keller ISD school board, would have split the district using U.S. 377 as a dividing line. The plan faced strong opposition from other board members, parents,

The Keller school district has abandoned plans to split the district, citing high costs of dividing district debt. The Keller school district announced March 14 that it has abandoned a plan to split the district in half using U.S. 377 as the dividing line.

The controversial proposal to divide the district along Highway 377, which was presented in January, was met with controversy.