Virginia county ordered to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024
- A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Virginia NAACP, ordering a county school board to once again change the names of two schools that had been reinstated to honor Confederate military figures.
- In an opinion filed Thursday, Judge Michael F.
- Urbanski stated that the Shenandoah County school board violated Black students’ rights under the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, which prohibits racial discrimination in state-supported institutions.
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- A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Virginia NAACP, ordering a county school board to once again change the names of two schools that had been reinstated to honor Confederate military figures.
- In an opinion filed Thursday, Judge Michael F.
- Urbanski stated that the Shenandoah County school board violated Black students’ rights under the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, which prohibits racial discrimination in state-supported institutions.
Sources: The Independent