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Activists hold rally urging board to change school names

North Florida school district recommends school name changes

Duval County Superintendent releases school name change recommendations Activist groups urged Duval County Schools to change the names of schools that are named after controversial historic figures such as Confederate leaders. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 12:42 PM EDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 12:57 PM EDT May 25, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Duval County Public School Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene has released recommendations that the School Board change the names of the six schools currently named for Confederate leaders. The names were released via email Tuesday in a press release from DCPS. Joseph Finegan Elementary School would become Anchor Academy Stonewall Jackson Elementary School would become Hidden Oaks Elementary School

JAX Chamber recommends name change for six Jacksonville schools | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record

The JAX Chamber board of directors announced April 16 it unanimously passed a resolution asking the Duval County School Board to change the names of six public schools that are named after Confederate soldiers. “This is an economic development issue,” JAX Chamber Chair Henry Brown, who serves as president and CEO of Miller Electric, said in the news release. “We are asking companies to invest here, and for top talent to move and live here. We say that we are open to everyone and I believe that we are. But, right now, we have six school names that tell African Americans otherwise.”

Chamber of Commerce backs change for schools named for confederate soldiers

Chamber of Commerce backs change for schools named for confederate soldiers
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