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Residents and NAACP urge York County School Board to rename Magruder Elementary; board to review at May work session
Summary
Multiple speakers, including the NAACP education committee co-chair, asked the board to remove Confederate general John Bankhead Magruder's name from Magruder Elementary. The superintendent said a report on the school's name has been posted and the board will discuss the matter at a May 12 work session.
Dozens of residents told the York County School Board on March 24 that Magruder Elementary School’s name should be changed because it memorializes Confederate General John Bankhead Magruder.
"Naming the school after John Bankhead Magruder, a Confederate general who fought to uphold slavery, is deeply discourteous to black children and families in this community," said Samuel (Sam) Ray, co-chair of the NAACP—s education committee and a resident of District 3. He urged the board to act and cited Policy FFA, which…
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