Guest column: Investigate protest bail hearings
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Last May, the Northside Coalition and the Jacksonville Community Action Committee united to spearhead protests after the police involved killing of George Floyd.
While the protests throughout the nation were mainly peaceful, over 50 Jacksonville citizens who were improperly arrested for engaging in nonviolent protests were denied a reasonable bail.
There has not been a full accounting or explanation of why Judges Bateh and Wilkinson denied a reasonable bail to these nonviolent protesters! Despite their guilt, so far, the judges have escaped scrutiny, penalty or punishment for their questionable and controversial handling of the bail hearings.
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.
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.
Duval County School Board voting Tuesday night on renaming schools Leah Shields
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The Duval County School Board is voting Tuesday night on changing the names of six schools named after Confederate figures. Their board meeting is at 6 p.m.
The name-change issue has been going on for months. The community votes were reviewed by Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene, who recommended changes to the board. She is set to go in-depth tonight about her recommendations.
See below for a list of Greene s recommendations for changes to schools names, based on the community vote.