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Board discusses possible revision to policy requiring 18-month wait to rename schools
Summary
Board members and the board attorney discussed Policy 7,250 (commemoration and naming of school facilities), which currently requires an 18-month community process before renaming an existing school; staff recommended reviewing the policy for flexibility when a school’s location or circumstances change.
The Highlands County School Board discussed a potential revision to Policy 7,250, which governs commemoration and the naming of school facilities, after the superintendent said a building move may make an existing name inappropriate.
Board Attorney Nash summarized the policy’s key language: "the name of a new or existing school once adopted by the board shall be considered permanent. However, should the board subsequently…
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