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When the school voted to change the recommended names, Jeremiah Jeffries, a teacher and leader of the renaming committee, was elated.
“We are unapologetically going after white supremacy, white supremacist symbols, and making these changes that people have been demanding for years,” Jeffries said at the meeting.
A torrent of criticism erupted nationwide. Some local residents decried the renaming panel’s research, which relied in part on Wikipedia articles, and alleged the board did not adequately include community members in the process. Many within the school communities supported the panel’s efforts and celebrated the prospect of a host of new school names.
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Teacher unions, community group say EPISD schools not ready for full reopening Cristina Carreon, El Paso Times
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El Paso s biggest teacher unions and activists say schools in the El Paso Independent School District are not ready to reopen Monday for all students whose parents chose in-person learning. It s worth noting that we don t expect an increase in students on campus on Monday as all of the students whose families had indicated a wish to return to on-campus instruction have already been invited back. In other words, anyone who has wanted to come back is already back, El Paso Independent School District spokesman Gustavo Reveles said.