Richmond Public Schools is in the process of renaming city schools “named for individuals or symbols that represent racist ideologist, including individuals who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and/or owned slaves,” according to the school district’s website.
After dozens of public hearings, surveys, and name submissions, Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras has recommended new names for four city schools.
In the spring of 2020, the school board started discussing the need to investigate the origins behind each of the division's school names and the potential need to rename schools.
NFL Hall of Famer speaks to students at John B. Cary Elementary
NFL Hall of Famer speaks to students at John B. Cary Elementary By Terrance Dixon | February 10, 2021 at 7:20 PM EST - Updated February 10 at 8:39 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - John B. Cary Elementary school students received a special virtual visit as part of the schoolâs black history month celebration.
NFL Hall of Famer and Maggie L. Walker graduate Willie Lanier answered some tough questions from fourth and fifth graders about his career.
Lanier is a Richmond graduate of Maggie L. Walker High School. He was the first black middle linebacker in the NFL playing for the Kansas City Chiefs for 11 seasons from 1967 through 1977.