Virginia's Shenandoah County School Board voted Thursday to revert two schools back to their original names honoring Confederate generals that were abandoned in 2020.
A county school board in Virginia decided this week to restore the original Confederate names of two schools previously deemed offensive. Following the death of George Floyd in 2020, the Shenandoah County School Board voted to change the names of two schools in their jurisdiction named after Confederate generals. Stonewall Jackson High School, named after Gen. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, became Mountain View High School. Ashby Lee Elementary School, named after Gens.
Brandi L. Rutz, who represents District 5, told Fox News Digital that she believed the change was 'flawed' after being decided in just 6 days without proper notice. Community participation was also limited due to the then-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 'The agenda posted on a Friday afternoon at 3:30pm with a holiday on Monday.
open meeting laws,' she told Fox News Digital. 'SCPS had closed in March of 2020 and didn’t reopen until October of that year.' 'Changing the name on the building was not emergency business. requests have revealed the then-board was afraid of the backlash. If they would have allowed for voices to be heard, perhaps the need to revisit would not have be needed,' she continued. 'Democracy needs to be protected for all Americans. Transparency and a representative government is essential.' Gloria Markus, who represents District 3, told Fox News Digital that she believes the name change in 2020 was a misguided move divorced from the history of the region.
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