Confederate Names Ordered Removed | Roanoke News

A federal judge has ordered Shenandoah County, Virginia, to rename three schools bearing Confederate generals’ names — a move rooted in the county’s history of resisting desegregation. The judge found that Stonewall Jackson High School (built in 1959) and Ashby-Lee Elementary (1974) were deliberately named to deter Black students from attending, tying the Confederate monikers directly to segregationist intent. After a brief renaming effort following George Floyd’s death, newly elected board members reversed course, sparking the lawsuit. The judge ruled that reinstating these names — with full knowledge of their racist origins — was more harmful than keeping them, echoing Brown v. Board’s call for racially nondiscriminatory naming. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/463e88e818046223