Federal Court: Confederate Names “Cannot Be Divorced From Racial Discrimination”

In 2020, the Shenandoah County School Board recognized Confederate names as racially divisive and removed them from their schools, only to reinstate them in 2024. On Aug. 6, a federal court ordered the Board to once again remove the discriminatory names. https://t.co/e0NF72tfTl

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