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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 School Board met Tuesday evening to consider renaming six schools named after Confederate generals.

After nearly 11 months of debate, the Duval County School Board on Tuesday voted in favor of the superintendent’s recommendation to rename six public schools that are branded after controversial historical figures, and keep the names of three.

A Florida school board has voted to rename six schools named for Confederate leaders

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.     “It is a challenge,” Superintendent Diana Greene, shown in this file photo, told FirstCoast News of the decision to rename schools that had been named after Confederate leaders. “You 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 emo...

A school board in Florida voted on Tuesday to rename six schools that were named after Confederate leaders.

Duval Schools Superintendent Diana Greene thinks six Jacksonville schools should be renamed, her recommendations obtained by the Times-Union said.  The news comes after nearly a year of debates prompting locals to reckon with the citys ties to Confederate leaders and colonizers. After a contentious set of community meetings and balloting, voting results showed that Jaxsons wanted to see schools tied to the Confederacy renamed. Now, through a formal set of recommendations to the school board, G...

What to know about voting for renaming school with Confederate names in Duval County Polling centers are run by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and are open daily from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Credit: Jerry McGovern Author: Florida Times-Union, Emily Bloch Published: 10:44 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 10:46 PM EDT May 6, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaheim Bentley, a senior at Lee High School, took a detour during his school day last week at...

Community members who live within the specific school zone Each stakeholder group a person represents counts for one vote — meaning a person who falls into more than one group category can vote as many times. For example, an alumnus who lives within the schools zone would be able to vote twice.  What should I bring?  Balloting is only being done in-person, so people who plan on voting need to come with proof that they fall into their stakeholder group.  According to Duval County Public Sch...

Northside Coalition, local students hold news conference to demand name changes of schools The event is designed to influence the school board to rename some public schools that have Confederate ties. Credit: WTLV Published: 8:07 AM EDT April 16, 2021 Updated: 9:59 AM EDT April 16, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Northside Coalition of Jacksonville and local students plan to host a news conference Friday morning ahead of the Jacksonville City Council and Duval County...