San Francisco Board Votes to Remove Lincoln, Washington from School Names
The San Francisco school board has voted to remove names of dozens of schools that some people have deemed to be offensive.
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Texas High School Swaps Confederate Mascot for ‘Service Dog’
The push to remove all Confederate iconography continues at one Texas high school where eligible students voted to replace its Old South logo with a politically correct “service dog” mascot.
Dallas Re-Brands Elementary Schools Named for Confederate Generals
The Dallas Independent School District board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday night on replacement names for three of the four elementary schools that currently have Confederate army generals as their namesakes.
Texas School Takes Heat for Confederate Re-Brand Behind Closed Doors
The board of trustees of a North Texas school district voted unanimously last week to replace the Confederate namesake of an elementary campus to instead honor a revered educator, but the decision raised questions over the way they handled the matter — behind closed doors.
Texas High School’s Re-Brand from Lee to L.E.E. Will Cost $300K
The Texas school district that recently voted to re-imagine a campus named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee with a more welcoming 21st Century nomenclature, unveiled that the projected costs to re-brand hovers around $300,000.
Texas School District Will Rename Five Confederate-Named Campuses Even if Taxpayers Protest
Five Texas public school campuses with names linked to Confederate figures will get new monikers by summer under an aggressive plan proposed by the district superintendent.
Dallas School Trustee Weighs Re-Branding Campus Named for Democrat Klan Mayor
A trustee for the Dallas Independent School District signaled that more school names may be on the chopping block. This follows the school board’s vote last week to approve re-branding four elementary schools named for Confederate-linked historical figures. However, a latest pair of namesakes have no ties to the Confederacy.
Dallas Considered Renaming Schools Named After Founding Fathers
The Dallas Independent School District considered renaming schools named after Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, but ultimately decided against the change.
Taxpayers Sue Largest Texas School District to Stop Renaming of Schools
Taxpayers filed a lawsuit late Thursday morning against the Houston Independent School District (HISD), the seventh largest in the United States, to stop the politically correct renaming of schools and the unnecessary spending of millions in tax dollars.
