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Committee eases naming rules; board will allow more local control over naming classrooms and fields
Summary
The policy committee amended Policy FDC to streamline the process for naming school property: streets may be renamed by board majority, classrooms and athletic fields may be named for deceased individuals upon board vote, and renaming a full school building remains more restrictive.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board policy committee voted to amend Policy FDC (naming school board property), creating three categories for naming and clarifying when public petition is required.
Under the amended approach discussed and approved by the committee, (1) streets that the school system maintains may be renamed by majority board vote, whether the namesake is living or deceased; (2) smaller…
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