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Board debates changing policy that restricts naming schools only for deceased individuals

Shenandoah County School Board · February 2, 2026
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Summary

Board members discussed proposed edits to policy FFA to remove the 10-year posthumous requirement and to clarify that current employees (full-time, part-time, temporary or contracted) should not be eligible for naming; members asked staff to refine language and circulate a clean draft.

Board members discussed proposed revisions to policy FFA, which governs naming and dedicating schools and school facilities.

The current policy language includes a requirement that a school or facility not be named for a living person and that individuals be deceased for at least 10 years before consideration. A board…

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