A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school four years after the names had been removed
A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names had been removed. Shenandoah County's school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School, and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary.
” The lone board member to vote against restoring the Confederate names, Kyle Gutshall, said he respects both sides of the debate but believed that a majority of residents in his district wanted to leave the Mountain View and Honey Run names in place. “I don't judge anybody or look down on anybody for the decision they're making,” he said. “It's a complex issue.” Thomas J.
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