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Tue Nov 14, 2017, 06:21 PM Nov 2017

(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August

Source: Austin American-Statesman

AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August

Melissa B. Taboada American-Statesman Staff
10:07 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 Education

Five Austin district campuses with names tied to the Confederacy will get new names by August, under a proposal by district administrators.

The school board tonight will discuss the proposal to change the names of the following schools:

the Allan facility (former Allan Elementary), named for John T. Allan, an officer in the Confederate Army;

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Administrators already met with the campus principals and campus advisory committees for each school, and if trustees give the go-ahead, administrators will begin meeting with community groups and students this month to gather feedback. According to an administrative proposal, naming committees would be formed in January, the public submission of names would begin in February and the board would vote on the name changes in March.

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Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local-education/aisd-moves-rename-remaining-schools-with-confederate-ties-august/eH6lcQ7arq0IskKOAvXy7J/
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