Virginia education board restores Confederate names to schools

generals to schools, becoming the first board in the country to reinstate such names after voting to remove them.

The Shenandoah County school board, representing a rural and overwhelmingly conservative area, voted 5-1 to restore the Confederate namesakes of two schools after having stripped the names in 2020 in the wake of the death ofThe move would honor three Confederate military leaders: Army of Northern Virginia General Robert E. Lee, infantry General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, and cavalry commander Turner Ashby.

The vote came at the request of a local group called Coalition for Better Schools, which petitioned the school board to reinstate the names, citing “cultural significance” and “historical context.” “We believe that revisiting this decision is essential to honor our community’s heritage and respect the wishes of the majority,” the group. “Restoring these names would demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity, respect for history, and responsiveness to community feedback.”

Coalition for Better Schools also noted that 91.3% of 1,160 respondents in a survey mailed to residents favored restoring the names.

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