The School District of Lancaster dedicated the newly built Smith-Wade-El Elementary School on Wednesday, with songs sung by the McCaskey Choir and remarks by district and area officials. Originally to
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School District of Lancaster renames two schools
WGAL News 8 Updated: 12:34 PM EDT May 21, 2021
WGAL News 8 Updated: 12:34 PM EDT May 21, 2021
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Show Transcript SUSAN: TWO SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER HAVE BEE RE-NAMED AFTER A YEAR-LONG SEARCH, THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THE RENAMING OF THE FORMER HAND MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HAZEL I. JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. JACKSON WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER AT HAND FROM 1961 TO 197 SHE WAS THE FIRST FEMALE, BLACK TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST BLACK PROFESSOR. THE BOARD ALSO RENAMED BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY RITA SMITH-WADE-EL ELEMENTARY. SHE WAS AN ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE LANCASTER COMMUNITY, AND A LONGT
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