name change controversy

Duval County School Board Votes To Strip 6 Confederate Names From Schools

Sydney Boles

After dueling protests mounted outside the district administration building, the Duval County School Board voted Tuesday night to change the names of six…

First Coast

Duval Superintendent Recommends Changing 6 School Names, Keeping 3

Sydney Boles

Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Diana Greene is recommending the school board change the names of six public schools.Greene’s recommendations…

First Coast

Name Change Vote Underway at Jacksonville’s Robert E. Lee High, Other Schools

Sydney Boles

Voting is underway at several Jacksonville schools as students, alumni and community members decide whether to remove the names of the prominent…

Outside sign of Robert E. Lee High School.

First Coast

‘Change the Names’ Activists Plan Tuesday 5PM Rally At Robert E. Lee High

Sydney Boles

A group of progressive activists is gathering Tuesday in support of the effort to rename some Duval County schools. Speakers will include 13-year-old…

Education

Few Turn Out For Final Community Meeting On Forrest High School Name Change

Cyd Hoskinson

Fewer than a hundred people turned out for last night’s final community forum on whether to re-name Nathan B. Forrest High School.The school is named for…