Results: Do you agree with the Virginia board that is considering restoring the names of schools named for Confederate generals?
Published on 06/01/2022
The Shenandoah County School Board voted in 2020 to change Stonewall Jackson High School to Mountain View High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School to Honey Run Elementary School after the death of George Floyd. Two years later, those who support retaining the names say they represent Southern heritage. Critics say that heritage at its core is about white supremacy and that retaining on schools the names of Confederate leaders who fought the Civil War to maintain slavery is a message to black Americans that they still are not equal. After Floyd’s death, statues, monuments, schools and buildings named for Confederate leaders became a focal point of the racial justice movement around the country. A number of the statues and monuments have come down. The second anniversary of George's death is May 25th.

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Do you agree with the Virginia board that is considering restoring the names of schools named for Confederate generals?
Yes
27%
575 votes
No
29%
604 votes
Undecided
20%
428 votes
Not Applicable
23%
493 votes
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