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Charles County expands local history in social studies; school renaming process begins for Indian Head Elementary

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A board presentation described increased local history content in social studies classes; the board received an update on a proposal to rename Indian Head Elementary School and the next step is surveying the impacted school community.

Charles County Public Schools told the Board of Education on Jan. 13, 2025 that its social studies curriculum now includes more references to local communities, Native tribes and local figures previously not highlighted.

At a presentation described in the meeting recap, district staff and partners — identified in the transcript as Mr. Tuttle, Mr. Lowndes, a representative of the Agakeek Foundation, Ms. Thomas,…

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