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Board discusses Magruder High renaming petition; no final renaming vote during meeting
Summary
After receiving a staff report and survey results on a petition to rename Magruder High School, the board debated budget timing and community education and did not take a final renaming vote.
The Montgomery County Board of Education received a staff report and community engagement summary on a petition to rename Colonel Zadok Magruder High School during the Feb. 5 business meeting. The petition, filed by members of the Magruder community in February 2023, asked the board to change the school name because of Magruder's historical ties to slavery.
Staff described the FFA policy process for renaming school facilities, explained the outreach and dialogues conducted in fall 2023…
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