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RUSD board votes 6-1 to keep 'Red Apple' name for relocated school
Summary
After public comments and a facility-committee recommendation, the Racine Unified School District Board voted 6–1 to retain the Red Apple name for the school relocating to Center Street; the committee had recommended retention by 3–1.
The Racine Unified School District Board of Education voted 6–1 Monday to retain the name Red Apple for the elementary school that will relocate to Center Street.
The decision followed public comment from school alumni and community members and a recommendation from the district facility renaming committee, which voted 3–1 to keep the Red Apple name rather than rename the school for astronaut Laurel Clark.
Board Member Michael O'Connell, speaking as the committee's presenter, said the committee was impressed by the "history and the accomplishments of Red Apple" and by past district practice of…
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