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Judge Orders Confederate Names Removed From Schools | Washington DC News
A federal judge has ordered Shenandoah County School Board to immediately remove Confederate names from two schools — Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary — ruling the restoration violated the Constitution. The plaintiffs, including the NAACP Virginia State Conference and five student families, won the case and may seek between $7 and $10 million in legal fees, down from over $15 million. Attorneys have proposed mediation with a deadline of August 17th for name removal, and are willing to waive fees entirely if the board complies. Students and families hailed the ruling as a…
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