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Santa Ana board begins process to consider renaming Cesar Chavez school after recent allegations
Summary
After noting recent allegations reported in national media, the Santa Ana Unified School District said it will begin the administrative and community process to consider renaming the high school that bears Cesar Chavez's name, and trustees agreed to temporarily cover the site's signage while the process proceeds.
Superintendent Lorraine Perez told the board on Tuesday that the district found the allegations against Cesar Chavez "extremely troubling" and that staff would present the steps required to consider a name change for the campus that currently bears his name.
"Later tonight, our board and our team will provide protocols for our board for renaming our campuses, including steps we may take to change the name of our school that bears his name," Superintendent Lorraine Perez said during her opening remarks. She said any change would involve broad…
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