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Community speakers urge board to honor Silas Peeler and William Hampton and expand Black history instruction
Summary
Several community members spoke during public comment asking the Guilford County School Board to name the new visual and performing arts school for Reverend Silas Peeler and Dr. William Milford Hampton and urging broader Black history instruction and equity in curricula.
Multiple speakers urged the Guilford County Board of Education during public comment to preserve local Black history and to name the district’s new visual and performing arts school in memory of Reverend Silas Peeler and Dr. William Milford Hampton.
Wanda Edgerton said the naming request is made “in accordance with Guilford County School code 9300R” and proposed the new school replace Hampton and Peeler elementary schools and be named “Peeler and Hampton School for the Visual and Performing Arts” to preserve the legacy of Reverend Silas Peeler and Dr. William…
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