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A school board in Florida has voted 5-2 in favor of renaming six Jacksonville public schools so they are no longer named for leaders of the former Confederacy who sought to perpetuate slavery.
The Duval County Board voted to keep the names of Jean Ribault Middle and High Schools and Andrew Jackson Middle School, which were also up for debate.
Florida board renames schools that had honored Confederate leaders
Following a months-long debate, the Duval County School Board decided on the names Tuesday night.
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âIt is a challenge,â Superintendent Diana Greene, shown in this file photo, told FirstCoast News of the decision to rename schools that had been named after Confederate leaders. âYou think you know what is going to happen. You think you know how you are going to feel, but then when it happens, a flood of emotions came over me.â [ BOB SELF/FLORIDA TIMES-UNION | The Florida Times-Union ]
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JACKSONVILLE â A Florida school board has voted to rename six schools named for Confederate leaders, but will keep three others named for a French colonizer and a U.S. president who supported slavery and forced Native Americans to move west along the Trail of Tears.