Des Moines Independent Community School District

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public school district school district in the United States

Des Moines Independent Community School District is a public school district in Des Moines, Iowa, best known nationally for its role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court student free speech case Tinker v. Des Moines.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Des Moines Independent Community School District canonical	4
Des Moines Public Schools	4
Des Moines Independent Community School District officials	1
Des Moines public schools	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1567705 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Des Moines Independent Community School District
Context triple: [Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, respondent, Des Moines Independent Community School District]

A. West Des Moines Community School District
West Des Moines Community School District is a public school district serving students in West Des Moines, Iowa, and surrounding communities through a network of elementary, middle, and high schools.
B. Cedar Falls Community School District
Cedar Falls Community School District is a public school district serving students in and around Cedar Falls, Iowa, providing K–12 education through multiple elementary, junior high, and high schools.
C. Howard-Winneshiek Community School District
Howard-Winneshiek Community School District is a public school district serving students in and around Howard County in northeastern Iowa.
D. West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
E. Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools is the public school district serving students in the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Des Moines Independent Community School District
Target entity description: Des Moines Independent Community School District is a public school district in Des Moines, Iowa, best known nationally for its role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court student free speech case Tinker v. Des Moines.

A. West Des Moines Community School District
West Des Moines Community School District is a public school district serving students in West Des Moines, Iowa, and surrounding communities through a network of elementary, middle, and high schools.
B. Cedar Falls Community School District
Cedar Falls Community School District is a public school district serving students in and around Cedar Falls, Iowa, providing K–12 education through multiple elementary, junior high, and high schools.
C. Howard-Winneshiek Community School District
Howard-Winneshiek Community School District is a public school district serving students in and around Howard County in northeastern Iowa.
D. West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
E. Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools is the public school district serving students in the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public school district ⓘ school district in the United States ⓘ
abbreviation	DMPS ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Des Moines Public Schools ⓘ linked to: Des Moines Independent Community School District
associatedCourtCase	Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationLevel	primary education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ
employs	administrators ⓘ support staff ⓘ teachers ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governedBy	elected school board ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	largest public school district in Iowa by enrollment ⓘ
hasMotto	“The Des Moines Public Schools offer the widest variety of educational choices in Iowa” ⓘ
hasPolicyArea	curriculum and instruction ⓘ discipline and student conduct ⓘ equity and inclusion ⓘ school safety ⓘ student speech and expression ⓘ
hasSchoolBoardType	locally controlled school board ⓘ
hasTypeOfBoard	at-large elected board members ⓘ
jurisdiction	K–12 public education ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
legalSignificance	central party in landmark U.S. Supreme Court student free speech case ⓘ
locatedIn	Des Moines ⓘ linked to: Des Moines, Iowa Iowa ⓘ Polk County, Iowa ⓘ
notableFor	involvement in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ
offersProgram	English language learner programs ⓘ advanced placement courses ⓘ career and technical education programs ⓘ special education services ⓘ
operates	alternative schools ⓘ elementary schools ⓘ high schools ⓘ middle schools ⓘ specialty schools ⓘ
partyTo	Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ
regionServed	Greater Des Moines metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
sector	public education ⓘ
serves	City of Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ linked to: Des Moines, Iowa
stateEducationAuthority	Iowa Department of Education ⓘ
subjectOf	First Amendment jurisprudence discussions ⓘ education policy debates in Iowa ⓘ student rights in schools scholarship ⓘ

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