Virginia school board discusses whether to restore the names of two schools that were once named aft

The controversial vote will happen in Shenandoah County Thursday night.

[larryscott]

Vote passed 5:1
Confederate names are back

[BlackBoyJoy]

It don’t make any sense to be this ignorant/spiteful in 2024! #ThisIsNastyWork

[tomarmadiyer]

I'm so excited to finally be able to learn one good thing about the Confederacy.

[TroyBrownTV]

The Commanders will be the Redskins again

[zaharralane]

Virginia was part of the confederacy for four years: 1861 - 1865 & VA restoring confederate names to a school is not shocking, but no one should be compelled to honor names of those who fought to maintain the odious institution of enslavement because VA chooses the 4 years of the confederacy over the 246 years of enslavement. That one girl’s objection to the violation of her constitutional rights should suffice in preserving the neutral names, but no one questions or challenges how supporting a confederacy (before the Reconstruction Amendments were in full force and effect) is mutually exclusive of the dehumanization and deprivations of the Dred Scott decision.
De jure discrimination based on race was at the heart of the case of Loving v. VA in 1967, and until there is truth and conciliation, these badges and incidents of slavery will persist in 2024 and into perpetuity.
Virginia has proven that it has a compelling state interest in perpetuating false narratives and the doctrine of white supremacy. The schools’ names lasted 4 years as did VA in the confederacy.

[squizzyicetea]

Yes, because all of the men from the union were absolute saints....😂

[shykittyfool]

Time to change schools and boycott the confederation

[KittyKeypurr]

I'm curious about the name Honey Run ☺ the first thing that came to my head was Miss Honey from Matilda. It's a great name and makes me think of the school as a warm safe place where learning is fun. I guess some would rather it be restored to a cold institutional facility with the name of someone who more closely aligned with Agatha Trunchbull....

[hexagonproductions]

Nvm guys we actually realized the men who fundamentally opposed freedom ARE acceptable role models for our schools again. 2010’s sure was a touchy time for slavery.

[ghosttoaster]

What can you say…. The county just loves their racist generals.

[craigthompson]

My great, great grandfather is buried in Front Royal. He was a Confederate soldier. We preserve history to learn from it, not to judge it.

[codywoodfill]

stop trying to destroy history we gotta have this stuff around so we know how far we came

[intricatelytangled]

Weren't the confederate generals losers though? Even Robert E Lee did want monuments so....

[JuMiMi]

There are millions of other names that wont offend...why we must use a Confederate name for hundreds of years ago makes absolutely no sense...

[andypanda]

There's a REASON why the Swaztika is illegal in Germany. No matter HOW much we love our grandparents or our country... You let parts of the past go to preserve the present.

[SenseTalk]

I don’t get the urge to Remembering losers 😂 what’s the point they didn’t win move on go see them at a museum why do you want a elementary school named after someone who failed

[nottodaycolonizer]

The audacity of him saying the people didnt "have a choice" There was no choice given when the school was originally named. Yt people love their racism, i mean "heritage"