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   Aug 13, 2024 · Shenandoah County's school district is the first in the nation to do so, restoring the names of both Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary, named after Confederate...

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-68985412Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names - BBC

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   May 9, 2024 · The Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 to reinstate the names of Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary in Quicksburg. Community members had been pushing for a reversal,...

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   May 9, 2024 · The 5-1 vote the school board decided to reinstate the names Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School. The names honor Confederate Gens. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson,...

5. www.msn.com › en-us › newsTwo Virginia schools will revert to their Confederate names - MSN

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   The school board of Shenandoah County, Virginia, voted 5-1 to undo the 2020 decision, which saw a high school and elementary school stripping the names of three military leaders of the...

6. www.newsweek.com › stonewall-jackson-descendantConfederate general's descendant rebukes decision to honor ...

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   May 11, 2024 · In July 2021, Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby Lee Elementary were renamed Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School as schools across the country have done with names and...

7. www.nvdaily.com › nvdaily › public-sounds-off-atPublic sounds off at hearing on school name changes

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   May 10, 2024 · The names will once again be Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School. Before the Shenandoah County School Board could make its decision Thursday night to once again name two county schools after Confederate generals, residents from across the county and state made their voices heard, revealing a firm split in how the ...

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   Are Stonewall Jackson & Ashby Lee schools renamed?

   • School board members in Virginia’s Shenandoah County voted early Friday to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders – nearly four years after a decision was made to change them. The 5-1 vote the school board decided to reinstate the names Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School.

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   How long have schools been renamed after Confederate leaders?

   • It has been nearly four years. School board members in Virginia’s Shenandoah County voted early Friday to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders – four years after those names had been removed.

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   Why were the schools named after Robert E Lee & Stonewall Jackson?

   • The schools were named after Confederate generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and cavalry commander Turner Ashby. In doing so, the six-member panel also approved a resolution condemning racism and affirming its "commitment to an inclusive school environment for all".

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   Why did the Shenandoah County School Board rename the schools?

   • Nearly four years ago, the Shenandoah County School Board moved to rename the schools as part of a resolution condemning racism and affirming the district’s “commitment to an inclusive school environment,” according to school board documents.

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   Why did the Confederate school board change its name?

   • But just four years later, the school board reversed its decision, changing back to the original name honouring the Confederate general. “I knew that I was going to feel uncomfortable having to walk back into this place after seeing it regress and go backwards in time”, said Mr Carter, who is black.

   Students divided after returning to schools with Confederate names rest…

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   Why were schools named after Confederate soldiers?

   • Chandra Manning, a professor of history at Georgetown University, said the naming of schools after Confederate soldiers really took off in the 1950s after the government mandated that whites-only segregated schools accept black pupils, as a way to make black students feel unwelcome.

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9. www.detroitnews.com › story › newsIn reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore ...

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   May 10, 2024 · A Virginia school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary.